Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness: District Approaches to Supports and Funding

Autor/inn/en	Levin, Stephanie; Espinoza, Daniel; Griffith, Michael
Institution	Learning Policy Institute
Titel	Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness: District Approaches to Supports and Funding
Quelle	(2022), (58 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Homeless People; Kindergarten; Elementary Secondary Education; At Risk Students; School Districts; Academic Achievement; Mental Health; Health Services; Academic Support Services; Social Services; Public Schools; Barriers; Identification; Administrator Attitudes; Program Administration; Financial Support; Counselor Attitudes; Social Work; Student Needs; Federal Aid; State Aid; Teacher Role; Disadvantaged; Family Programs; Federal Legislation; Washington; Florida; New Mexico; Ohio (Cincinnati); Montana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; School district; Schulbezirk; Schulleistung; Psychohygiene; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Finanzielle Förderung; Soziale Arbeit; Lehrerrolle; Family program; Familienprogramm; Bundesrecht
Abstract	Approximately 1.3 million K-12 public school students across the United States were identified as experiencing homelessness in 2019-20. In all cases, the stress, instability, trauma, and school mobility created by homelessness increase risks to physical, social, and emotional health and to educational engagement and achievement. Districts play an important role in creating environments and coordinating a set of supports that help these students overcome the challenges they face. However, districts face a number of challenges in identifying and serving students experiencing homelessness. The result is under-identification of students and insufficient support provided to students. This study examines how five school districts--Browning Public Schools, Cincinnati Public Schools, Polk County Public Schools, Santa Fe Public Schools, and Spokane Public Schools--work to serve students experiencing homelessness. The authors draw on interview data with homeless program staff, including coordinators, liaisons, and social workers, and budget data to describe how the districts identify and address the needs of students experiencing homelessness, how districts fund and staff their programs, and the challenges that districts confront in meeting the needs of students experiencing homelessness. [For the research brief, see ED626557.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01