For many, homelessness may evoke images of single, adult men living on the streets. But beneath the surface of these narrow portrayals lie the plight of over a million K-12 students whose lives have been uprooted by homelessness - like Jackie, Angel, Ben and Kayla - and so many others who remain unseen. These students’ lived experiences are diverse, and they spend their nights in many different settings. The intertwined stories told here foreground the realities of many students who experience homelessness in U.S. schools.

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Thank you to our funders. The research reported in this comic was made possible in part by a grant from the Spencer Foundation (#10039293). The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Spencer Foundation. Research supporting this work was also funded by the COVID-19 and Equity in Education Project, supported by the American Institutes for Research’s Equity Initiative and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.