Welcome to the website of the National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE. The Center provides research, resources, and information enabling communities to address the educational needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness.
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Navigating the Intersections of IDEA and McKinney-Vento: A Problem-Solving Process
This brief, part of NCHE's Best Practices in Homeless Education series, was developed from a one-day web-based policy forum co-hosted by NCHE and Project Forum. This forum convened special education and homeless education administrators from Colorado, Texas, and Virginia, to develop a collaborative process and identify strategies to enable state and local IDEA and McKinney-Vento staff to think through complex issues that arise in applying these federal laws when educating homeless children with disabilities.
Download the brief. (525K)U.S. Department of Education Guidance: Guidance on Homeless Children with Disabilities
This Q&A document, issued by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), provides state and local educational officials, early intervention services providers, and homeless assistance coordinators with information to assist with the implementation of the requirements of the IDEA and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
Download the guidance in PDF
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The National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) is associated with The SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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