ERIC Number: ED626557
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jan
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
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Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness: District Approaches to Supports and Funding. Research Brief
Levin, Stephanie; Espinoza, Daniel; Griffith, Michael
Learning Policy Institute
This brief summarizes a study of five school districts that have been recognized for their efforts to provide high-quality services to students experiencing homelessness. The districts worked hard to identify students experiencing homelessness and supplemented modest federal funds with private funding, district funding, community-based resources, and other school services to provide transportation, essential items such as food and clothing, health services, academic supports, and housing supports, wherever possible. Districts identified inadequate, unreliable, and restrictive funding streams as particular challenges that limited their efforts. This brief outlines federal, state, and local policy changes to address these obstacles and ensure that students have access to a web of school- and district-based supports. The report [ED626558] on which this brief is based can be found at https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/ supporting-students-homelessness-report.
Descriptors: School Districts, Homeless People, Educational Quality, Federal Aid, Identification, Private Financial Support, Community Resources, Health Services, Academic Support Services, State Policy, Barriers, Access to Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Kindergarten, Federal Legislation, Social Services, Public Policy, At Risk Students
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Raikes Foundation
Authoring Institution: Learning Policy Institute
Identifiers - Location: Washington; Montana; Florida; Ohio (Cincinnati); New Mexico
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987
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