Posted on December 11, 2017 by Elizabeth A. Harris in The New York Times The New York Times, By Elizabeth A. Harris For homeless children, the negative effects don’t end when they move into a new home. Formerly homeless students continue to struggle in school for years, scoring as poorly on state tests as their peers with no place to live, according to a study from the Education Trust-New York released on Monday by a coalition of groups from around the state.