This NCHE brief, updated in May 2008, explains the key provisions in the McKinney-Vento Act concerning the roles and responsibilities of the local homeless education liaison and offers strategies for implementing the Act in a school district.
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Date added: 5/05/08

This Spring 2008 brief from First Focus discusses the effects of the U.S. mortgage and foreclosure crisis on school-aged children and their education. Useful statistics related to mobility and school achievement, an overview of the effects of mobility on children's behavior and health, and policy recommendations are included.
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Date added: 4/30/08

My Own Four Walls is a unique documentary featuring accounts of homelessness from children and youth. My Own Four Walls 2008 is an expanded version of the original My Own Four Walls dvd, a collection of short documentaries depicting homelessness as experienced by children and teens in non-urban areas of the country. It was filmed and produced by HEAR US Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to giving voice and visibility to homeless children, youth and families. These young homelessness experts share their challenges and their dreams, common to over 1.5 million children and youth in this country who typically remain invisible, struggling to get into and succeed in school.
Learn more. Date added: 4/22/08

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.
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Date added: 4/17/08

This NCHE tip sheet highlights strategies for providing transportation for homeless students in rural areas provided by local homeless education liaisons, state coordinators for homeless education, and state pupil transportation directors.
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Date added: 4/01/08