ERIC Number: ED653561
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-May
Pages: 61
Abstractor: As Provided
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Staffing Interventions to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness: Evidence from New York City. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-970
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
There is limited empirical evidence about educational interventions for students experiencing homelessness, who experience distinct disadvantages compared to their low-income peers. We explore how two school staffing interventions in New York City shaped the attendance outcomes of students experiencing homelessness using administrative records from 2013-2022 and a difference-in-differences design. We find suggestive evidence that one intervention, which placed social workers in schools, increased the average attendance rates of students in shelter by 1-3 percentage points after 3-5 years. We discuss implications for the importance of non-instructional school staff and strategies to serve homeless students.
Descriptors: Homeless People, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Public Schools, Intervention, School Social Workers, Pupil Personnel Workers, Attendance
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B200010