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Julianelle, Patricia – National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2008
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is the main federal program concerning the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. It provides federal funding to states, which then distribute the funds to their school districts through a competitive application process; the funds are used to ensure that children and youth…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Federal Legislation, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs
Bowman, Diana; Burdette, Paula; Julianelle, Patricia – Project Forum, 2008
Project Forum at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) and the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) worked together to collect information regarding the need for a policy forum on the topic of administrative collaboration between school personnel who support homeless education under the McKinney-Vento…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Homeless People, Transportation, Disadvantaged Youth
Pierce, Luzanne; Ahearn, Eileen – Project Forum, 2007
This document's primary focus is on a subset of the population of mobile children--infants, preschoolers, children and youth with disabilities and their families who are highly mobile. First, a background section provides information about policies and practices developed for mobile children at the federal level under the McKinney-Vento Program.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Student Mobility, Federal Legislation
Markowitz, Joy – 2000
This publication summarizes the proceedings of a Project FORUM conference that examined the needs of homeless children and youth with disabilities. The summarized presentations address the definition of homelessness, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, services for homeless students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Disability Identification