How difficult it is for the homeless to study
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Mary Ann Prado of Minneapolis Community and Technical College tells the Star Tribune of the challenges homeless students face in trying to take classes:
"They are not well rested, and they are stressed out. ... If you haven't eaten, how are you going to study when your stomach is growling? I have to help find students notebooks and book bags because they cannot afford anything. It is difficult."
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