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Download full textStrong, Penny – 1991
This booklet presents information concerning homelessness and the education of homeless children nationwide and in Illinois. Estimates of the number of homeless children vary widely. Reasons for homeless children's failure to attend school include school residency requirements, delays in transfer of documents, and lack of transportation. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Attendance, Disadvantaged Youth
Berliner, BethAnn – 2001
This sourcebook assembles the results of research on educating homeless students and offers classroom strategies for people working with homeless students, providing training tools to strengthen programs and practices in schools and shelters. Chapter 1, "Increasing Awareness about Students Experiencing Homelessness," defines homelessness,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Attendance, Class Activities, Consciousness Raising
