ERIC Number: ED622950
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov-25
Pages: 26
Abstractor: ERIC
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Charter Schools and Students Experiencing Homelessness: Practices and Recommendations for Success
SchoolHouse Connection
There are approximately 1.5 million K-12 students and an additional 1.4 million children under the age of six experiencing homelessness across the United States. While many of these students attend traditional public schools, a growing number, at least 60,000, are enrolled in charter schools. Charter schools are independently-operated public schools that have additional flexibility to design classrooms that meet their students' academic and other needs. All charter schools operate under a contract with a charter school authorizer--usually a nonprofit organization, government agency, or university--that holds them accountable to the high standards outlined in their "charter." The purpose of this report is to begin to paint a clearer picture of the experiences and outcomes of students experiencing homelessness enrolled in charter schools. This document offers basic information about the McKinney-Vento Act, case studies highlighting best practices across charter schools and networks, and key questions for charter school educators, administrators, authorizers, support staff, advocates, and others. Charter schools and partners can use this document as a starting point for conversations and action within their schools, networks, communities, and states.
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Homeless People, Federal Legislation, COVID-19, Pandemics, Identification, Enrollment, Trauma Informed Approach, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: SchoolHouse Connection
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York); Louisiana (New Orleans); Georgia; District of Columbia; New Mexico; California (San Diego)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987
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