WTTW Chicago Tonight Black Voices: 1 in 7 CPS Students Experiences Homelessness, Study Finds Posted on August 15, 2021August 24, 2021 by Vanessa Álvarez By Marissa Nelson Taishi Neuman experienced homelessness when she was a sophomore in high school. She had a two-year-old daughter and wasn’t able to afford a babysitter, so she couldn’t always make it to class.