A parent can be doing everything right and still run out of margin. In Maricopa County, that might look like a mother getting her children ready for school from a motel room, or from a car parked somewhere safe enough to sleep for a few hours. She’s thinking about...
For a child without a stable home, the school day starts long before the first bell ever rings. Imagine a young girl in Phoenix trying to focus on her teacher, but her stomach is growling with hunger and she’s exhausted after a sleepless night in a crowded, unfamiliar...