Research papers don’t have a reputation for being ‘page-turners.’ That’s why two researchers at SMU’s Simmons School of Education & Human Development wrote ‘Uprooted: Voices of Student Homelessness.’ It’s not a research paper. It’s a comic book.
“We’ve tried to get that out that out through academic papers,” SMU Associate Professor of Education Policy & Leadership Meredith Richards said. “But those just don’t bring live what is really happening to these kids.”
“First of all, kids experiencing homelessness tend to face higher rates of food insecurity,” SMU Associate Professor of Education Policy & Leadership Alexandra Pavlakis said. “So they could be coming to school hungry. They also have harder time sleeping.”…