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Evans, Alyssa; McCann, Meghan – Education Commission of the States, 2020
Several systemic factors contribute to the lack of stability and educational opportunities for students in foster care, including lack of transportation to the school of origin (or the schools they enrolled in when they first entered foster care), difficulty enrolling in new schools and transferring credits between school districts, gaps in…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Student Needs, Barriers, Elementary Secondary Education
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Nunez, Ralph da Costa; Collignon, Kate – Educational Leadership, 1997
Over 750,000 U.S. school-age children are homeless. Schools can eliminate attendance and environmental barriers sabotaging these children's education by becoming communities of learning that provide specialized education for children, contextualized education for parents, and linkages to needed services. The Bronx's Brownstone School, Chicago's…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Homeless People