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Homelessness can carry a stigma. But data shows there are many factors that contribute to the crisis.As many as 3.5 million Americans are homele
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One of the schools in Milwaukee s Sherman Park neighborhood has a history that reaches back more than 100 years.Washington High School of Information Technology opened in 1911 and is one of the oldest schools in the Milwaukee Public Schools system.Washington is known for its focus on the use of technology by both students and teachers. Students there say they enjoy having opportunities to focus on subjects that interest them. There s actually a school that focuses on the thing I was trying to focus on throughout my entire life, said James Pickett, a member of the 2016 graduating class.SPECIAL SECTION: Sherman Park HealingOther alumni like Earnest Winters say classes helped prepare him for higher education. I knew just a little bit about IT classes, but Washington helped me break down that wall of what I didn t know, said Winters.In addition
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