ERIC Number: ED662161
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Aug
Pages: 29
Abstractor: ERIC
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Equitable Education for All: A Guide to Ensure Equity for Students Experiencing Homelessness
Kathleen Guarino; Vanessa Coleman
Center for Education Equity, Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium
Across the United States, state and local education agencies work to ensure equitable access to high-quality education for all students, including students who are experiencing homelessness. This barrier to academic success is, unfortunately, not unique. To equitably serve all students, states and districts must first identify students experiencing homelessness and then apply the structures and practices that address and eliminate educational disparities in this student population. The Center for Education Equity seeks to support state coordinators and local liaisons for homeless education in developing, implementing, and sustaining plans for ensuring inclusive and supportive educational environments for students experiencing homelessness. This guide features a variety of quality resources to accompany the provisions of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento), and it identifies specific practices, procedures, and resources for ensuring effective homeless education programming. This guide also provides state education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs) with a framework and process for embedding and sustaining best practices that address student homelessness and related challenges. This guide helps develop a comprehensive plan through the following: (1) SEAs and state coordinators for homeless education may use this guide as they develop or refine their state plans and processes for implementing McKinney-Vento provisions; (2) State-level McKinney-Vento advisory committees may use the guide for planning and informing local liaison professional-development activities; and (3) Local liaisons for homeless education may use the implementation framework to start, support, and monitor local homeless education programs. The framework and tools may benefit new liaisons and those working to strengthen a culture of inclusion for McKinney-Vento students at the district and school levels.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Homeless People, At Risk Students, Barriers, Planning, Federal Legislation, Intervention, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Personnel, Role, Family School Relationship, Educational Policy, Educational Environment
Center for Education Equity, Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium. 5272 River Road Suite 340, Bethesda, MD 20816. Tel: 301-657-7741; Rax: 301-657-8782; Web site: https://cee-maec.org
Publication Type: Guides - General
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: MAEC, Inc., Center for Education Equity (CEE)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987; Every Student Succeeds Act 2015
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