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Wells, Amy Stuart – 1989
Despite numerous special problems, urban schools are attempting to develop programs to meet the needs of homeless children. National estimates of the number of homeless school-age children range as high as 440,000, at least one-half of whom do not attend school. The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 includes a section that…
Descriptors: Children, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs
Tsang, Chui L.; Svabek, William H.; Abma, Deanna; Scanlan, Sonia S. – 1993
This study guide contains lessons on consumer and homemaking skills for homeless families to aid their transition to more secure and traditional lifestyles. Prioritized and developed based on the needs assessment of homeless families at the Salvation Army Gateway Transitional Housing in San Francisco, the 20 lessons in the guide cover topics such…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Consumer Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment
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Reed-Victor, Evelyn; Pelco, Lynn E. – Journal for a Just and Caring Education, 1999
School communities can foster homeless students' resilience, the ability to bounce back despite difficult circumstances. Resilience can be promoted by reducing risks and stressors' effects while activating protective processes that increase the support, structure, and opportunities needed for positive adaptation. Each community member's role is…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Somerindyke, Jennifer – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2000
Presents information on the legislative struggle surrounding the educational rights of children and their families who are homeless. Discusses the educational needs of homeless children. Maintains that educators can take a proactive stance to aid these children and their families, and to raise social awareness among all children and families in…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs, Federal Legislation
Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2004
In 1954, the United States Supreme Court, in a landmark decision known as Brown v. Board of Education, said, "Today education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments...it is the principal instrument in awakening the child to cultural values and preparing him for later professional training and in helping him to…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Children, Homeless People, Access to Education
Brodkin, Adele M.; Coleman, Melba – Instructor, 1994
Presents strategies for working with homeless students. Teachers must recognize the power of school, focus on family needs, provide academic aid, suggest help for the parents, and marshall all available forces. Teachers must also begin with each child's basic needs (food and clothing), enhance social skills, then work on attendance. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Family School Relationship
Rux, Paul – Book Report, 1993
Discussion of the application of TQM (Total Quality Management) to libraries addresses planning based on customer needs and use of the scientific method to evaluate customer satisfaction. A TQM experiment at Marquette Middle School (Wisconsin) is examined, and ways that TQM was used to meet the needs of homeless students are described. (MES)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Educational Administration, Homeless People, Junior High Schools
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1989
A two-part survey prepared in compliance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act assessed the extent of homelessness among Missouri children and the types of educational barriers that they confront. The survey formed the basis for the federally required State Plan for educating homeless children. In this document, an explanation of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Iowa Department of Education, 2004
Three review formats are enclosed in this publication, along with two basic service checklists and a comprehensive program review guide. These formats were developed to serve as tools to be used locally by school district personnel and Boards of Education in the development of quality policies and procedures to serve homeless children and youth.…
Descriptors: Social Services, Student Needs, Program Development, State Regulation
Jackson, Shelley – 1990
Thirty-five state plans for the education of homeless children and youth as mandated by the 1987 Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act are reviewed and analyzed in this report. Specifically, the act requires that states designate agency authorization for a child's educational placement, procedures for placement dispute resolution, assurances…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Homeless People, Human Services
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1990
This annual report on the numbers of homeless children in Massachusetts and their educational experiences is based on information from the following six sources: (1) family, adolescent, and battered women shelters; (2) the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare (Welfare); (3) the Massachusetts Department of Social Services (DSS); (4) school…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Demography, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Zeldin, Shepherd; Bogart, Joanne – 1990
This report profiles 15 programs that are providing education and support services to homeless students. These programs have been selected from over 40 nominations from state homeless coordinators and from national organizations concerned with services to the homeless. The profiled programs were selected on the basis of innovative educational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Educational Innovation
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Student Services Section. – 1989
This report contains the Oregon state plan for educating homeless children and youth required by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987. Data on the number and location of homeless children and homeless youth in the state and the barriers they face in obtaining a free public education are discussed. Section 1 provides an overview…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Organizations, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1988
This report on the educational needs of homeless children was prepared in compliance with Title VII-B of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. Surveys were carried out to determine the number and location of homeless students in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and to assess their unique educational needs as the basis for formulating a…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Educational Needs, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Shaver, Debra M.; Dornbusch, Sanford M. – 1993
This paper presents findings of a study that investigated the extent to which homeless children in the United States receive the "free and appropriate education" to which they are entitled. Data were collected through several surveys conducted in two San Francisco Bay Area counties: (1) surveys of parents in homeless shelters with 313…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Admission (School), Attendance
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