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Download full textEducation Law Center, 2005
There is no question that students who are homeless, like all students, are entitled to be educated. A federal law, known as the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, requires states to provide homeless children and youth with the same access to free public education as is available to other students. The Act also requires states to eliminate…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Homeless People, Disadvantaged Youth, At Risk Students
