Desc: America's Invisible Children: The Homeless Education Crisis in America: Directed by John Ross. With Joan Lunden. There are over 1.3 million homeless children just in the United States. While many are struggling with their families just to survive, many of them are making an effort to get an education; often overcoming what seems like insurmountable odds. In this show you will meet some of these remarkable children and see what they have to do just to go to school everyday so they can get an education.