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Publication Date: 2020-Apr
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Applying Equity Literacy's Four Abilities to Middle Schools for the Benefit of Students Experiencing Homelessness
Moulton, Matthew J.
Middle Grades Review, v6 n1 Article 4 Apr 2020
In this essay, I use the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001 to define homelessness and describe its prevalence in United States public schools. I present readers with statistics about student homelessness and situate Gorski's equity literacy within the progressive, equity-oriented foundations of the middle school movement and as a means by which stakeholders could begin to address homelessness in their contexts. After presenting the four abilities of equity literate educators, I apply the abilities to the nuances of student homelessness in the middle grades.
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Homeless People, Incidence, Public Schools, At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Intervention, Literacy Education, Equal Education, Student Needs, Stakeholders
University of Vermont - Middle Grades Review. Waterman Hall, Burlington, VT 05405. Web site: http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/mgreview
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987
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