APPLETON, Wis. — There’s a disturbing trend in Wisconsin’s public schools. The number of students identifying as homeless increased last year to 20,195, according to data from the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
In 2023, that number was 18,510. This is the highest number of homeless students since 2019.
Molly McGregor is a social worker with Appleton schools. She said the district had one of its highest numbers of unhoused students last year…