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A record number of homeless students are attending West Virginia's public schools, according to the National Center for Homeless Education, more than 8,300 students were labeled as homeless in West Virginia last school year, up about 9 percent from the previous year.
The report says about 70 percent of those students are living with grandparents or several family members in close quarters, while about 25 percent are living in shelters, and the rest are on the streets or living in motels.
About five years ago about 2,000 students qualified as homeless in the state's schools.
A report released last week says about 50 million US citizens are living in poverty, with the lack of jobs a big issue and middle class wages struck for about 20 years.
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