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Homelessness and School Choice: Examining the School Choice Experiences of Families Living in Shelter
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Sattin-Bajaj, Carolyn; Jennings, Jennifer L. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2022
In the last decade, the number of public school students in the United States experiencing homelessness has more than doubled. Research shows that school enrollment processes are particularly onerous for families experiencing homelessness; yet, school choice and enrollment policies are rarely designed with the type of flexibility needed to be…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Emergency Shelters, School Choice, Urban Areas
Under the Trees in Lincoln Center: Queer and Trans Homeless Youth Coming Together in the City
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Stiegler, Sam – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2019
This essay explores the relationship of two homeless youth--one queer and one trans--as they move together through and pass time in public space between the opening hours of their shelters and groups homes. Pulling from a critical ethnography of the experiences of trans and queer youth in New York City, this essay examines how these two youth come…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Homeless People, Youth, Personal Narratives
Streets, Bridges, Cul-de-Sacs, and Dreams: Does Inviting Shelter Dwelling Youth to Work with Culture Industry Professionals Engender a Sense of 'Cruel Optimism'?
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Busby, Selina – Research in Drama Education, 2018
This paper examines a New York-based project, Crossing Bridges, that brings together 15 sex-trafficked and homeless young people and 15 award winning Broadway artists to create theatre together. These two participant extremes offer a unique opportunity to contribute considerably to new iterations of both communal practice and the aspirational aims…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Homeless People, Youth, Artists
Homelessness in NYC Elementary Schools: Student Experiences and Educator Perspectives. Equity, Access and Diversity
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Hill, Kathryn; Mirakhur, Zitsi – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2019
The large and growing number of New York City (NYC) students who lack stable housing has recently received much attention from advocates, researchers, educators, and policymakers. This new brief highlights not only that the City's rates of student homelessness have increased, but also that the problem is most prevalent during the elementary…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Homeless People, Student Needs, Elementary School Students
To Be Young and Homeless.
Egan, Jennifer – New York Times Magazine, 2002
Describes the experiences of several families who are homeless in New York City, looking at what it is like for the children in these families, how the parents cope with trying to find work and a place to live, and how these families are treated by the system as they wait for various kinds of assistance. (SM)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Shelters
Children Having Children: Teen Pregnancy and Homelessness in New York City. A Report of the Institute for Children and Poverty.
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Institute for Children and Poverty, New York, NY. – 2003
This study surveyed 337 mothers residing in New York City homeless shelters regarding their backgrounds and experiences, comparing those who were teen mothers to homeless mothers who had children later in life. Two groups of homeless families emerged: those with a foundation for advancement and those deprived of opportunities by the early burden…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Early Parenthood, Emergency Shelters