According to Dill, data suggest that one in 50 U.S. children experiences homelessness in any given year. Most educators are only gradually awakening to the prevalence of homeless students and the signs of homelessness in children. This article describes the signs of a student who is experiencing homelessness, the services and resources schools are…

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…