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Monterey County tops the charts in student homelessness, corrects battery plant fire testing dashboard

KAZU | By Ngozi Cole,
Elena Neale-Sacks
Published June 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM PDT
California Department of Education and EdSource Data Analysis. Chart by Yuxuan Xie
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In today's newscast, Monterey County has the highest percentage of homeless students in California, according to state data. And, the county says it has corrected its online dashboard of test results following the Vistra fire.
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Ngozi Cole
Before joining KAZU, Ngozi covered health, business and economy stories for WYSO in southwest Ohio and The Ohio Newsroom. She’s also worked as a freelance reporter for Reveal, The New Humanitarian and other outlets.
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Elena Neale-Sacks
Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. Before joining KAZU, they worked as a podcast producer at The Oregonian. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz.
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