PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS LIVING IN FORECLOSED BUILDINGS MORE LIKELY TO CHANGE SCHOOLS New research findings from NYU’s Furman Center and Institute for Education and Social Policy document the impact of the foreclosure crisis on student mobility

New York, NY – April 20, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Much attention has been given to the recent foreclosure crisis, in particular to its causes and impacts on communities. Considerably less attention, however, has been given to the collateral costs on children, in particular on their educational experiences. As children around the country leave their homes due to foreclosures, we look at whether they leave their schools as well.