Download full textERIC Number: ED527202
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 5
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Supporting School Success for Homeless Children of Veterans and Active Duty Military Members. Best Practices in Interagency Collaboration
National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE
This brief is designed for local staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), state McKinney-Vento coordinators and school district McKinney-Vento liaisons, educators, and other providers of services to active members of the military and veterans, and their children. It provides basic information to assist homeless children of veterans or active military to enroll in school and receive education and other services available to them. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Homeless People, Disadvantaged Youth, Veterans, Best Practices, Military Personnel, Agency Cooperation, Social Services, Enrollment, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Access to Education, Guidelines, Eligibility, Child Welfare, Educational Legislation
National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE. P.O. Box 5367, 915 Northridge Street 2nd Floor, Greensboro, NC 27435. Tel: 800-755-3277; Fax: 336-315-7457; e-mail: homeless@serve.org; Web site: http://www.serve.org/nche
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED), Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs
Authoring Institution: National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE; Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987
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