This literature review examines quality teaching through a framework of the special needs of students who are at risk of school failure because of high poverty or high mobility. First, the review defines the population of students that are a part of the study. The review then explores the personal qualities of teachers associated with effective teaching.

This annotated bibliography lists and describes a selection of publications released in 2006 that deal with issues related to the lives and education of children and youth experiencing homelessness.

This annotated bibliography lists and describes a selection of publications released in 2005 that deal with issues related to the lives and education of children and youth experiencing homelessness.

This annotated bibliography lists and describes a selection of publications released between 2002 and 2004 that deal with issues related to the lives and education of children and youth experiencing homelessness.

This literature review was developed as part of an unpublished study conducted in 2004 by Dr. Beth Garriss Hardy and Dr. Cheryl Vrooman. The review examines the current body of research on mobility and how it may apply to the school performance of children and youth experiencing homelessness and makes recommendations for further research.

The National Center for School Engagement (NCSE) is coordinating the Web-Based Professional Development project to study the effects of homelessness and high mobility on local school communities. The project blends team-based participatory action research with web-based instruction. The results of over 20 research projects are available online and address topics related to school attendance, student attachment and academic achievement.

On March 1–2, 2007, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsored the second National Symposium on Homelessness Research. This publication is a compendium of the 12 papers prepared for and presented at the Symposium. Among the papers' topics are homeless families and children, homeless youth, and rural homelessness.

In 2007, the California Research Bureau conducted a survey in which homeless and formerly homeless youth completed 208 interviews with their currently and formerly homeless peers across the state in order to find out about their experiences, the services they need, and the changes they would like to see happen in policy or law. This report presents the survey responses and findings.