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Educating Homeless Children

 

White Papers

 

Educating Homeless Children and Youth

Improving How We Identify and Support Students Experiencing Homelessness

Homelessness and Education: Cross System Collaboration

Educating Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness

This NCHE publication provides local homeless education liaisons and homeless service providers with a framework, strategies, and tools for more effective collaboration to improve the academic outcomes, well-being, and lifelong trajectory of young people who have experienced homelessness or trauma. The publication explores a framework for collaboration that accounts for stakeholders’ assumptions, vision, incentives, rules and regulations, organizational cultures, needs, and experiences; and includes resources and tools for practitioners to use in their efforts to collaborate more effectively.

The Challenge of Educating Children Who Are or Have Been Homeless

Supporting Homeless Children and Youth Through Proactive and Positive Behavior Management and Intervention Practices

Barriers In Educating Homeless Children and Youth

Impact of Homeless Youth: How Does It Affect School Development

 

Publications

Unconditional Education: Supporting Schools to Serve All Students by Ken Berrick

Homeless Not Hopeless by R. John Fritz

Educating Students Experiencing Homelessness by ABA

Meeting the Educational Needs of Homeless by Amy Hightower

Schooling Homeless Children by Sharon Quint

Serving Students Who Are Homeless by Ronald Hallett

The Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program by US Department of Education

School‑Based Practice with Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness by J. Canfield

 

Website Resources

National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth

National Center for Homeless Education

Point Source Youth

School House Connection

Learning Policy Institute

Connecting Homes

National Alliance to End Homelessness

McKinney‑Vento Act

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