Many schools face major 'hidden' problem -- helping homeless students succeed

Weekday mornings, a steady stream of buses pulls up on Third Street in downtown Minneapolis. Each inches forward until a paper in the window identifying its route is visible through the gable-shaped arch in front of People Serving People. Up to 70 school buses a day pick up kids at this homeless shelter, located just off Portland Avenue.

Because most kids don't want others knowing their situation, the Minneapolis school district has devised complicated bus schedules to make such shelters the first stop in the morning and the last in the afternoon.