What Do Educators Believe about Housing-Related Challenges? “ I never wanted to do things that would put me in jeopardy but at the age of 11 my parents left and I didn’t see either of them for another 20 years. So I stayed in other people’s homes. I slept in other people’s clothes, wore other people’s shoes, but I always found a way of surviving. ” —DEREK ANDERSON, NBA PRO & FOUNDER, STAMINA ACADEMY, GROWING UP AND OUT OF POVERTY: WHY HOUSING MATTERS SYMPOSIUM, OCTOBER 14, 2020 Housing-related challenges are common among students The results of the educator survey showed that housing-related challenges are seen frequently among students, across all kinds of schools. A third of surveyed educators ranked housing-related challenges among the top barriers impacting students’ academic progress (see Figure 4). Three in four respondents also reported that housing-related challenges are “somewhat” or “very common” among the students they worked with.
FIGURE 4: Challenges impacting students’ academic performance (select up to three)
% Educators surveyed selecting in top 3
Lack of support or engagement from a parent or guardian
63%
Behavioral challenges or concerns
49%
Physical and/or mental health concerns
44%
Lack of social-emotional skills
35%
Housing-related challenges
33%
Limited access to the Internet and/or appropriate technology
25%
Lack of school resources, such as books or extracurricular activities
22%
Lack of neighborhood resources
18%
Difficulty with transportation
12%
Growing Up & Out of Poverty
43
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