Democratizing Education

Authors: Grover, Sonja

Journal Name: Journal of Children and Poverty

Publication Date: 2004

This paper offers a strategy for teaching street children aged 13-18 to be professional youth workers via a six-month post-secondary college-level program. There would be no literacy or academic prerequisites for entry to the program. This paper introduces a pedagogy involving teaching a profession without a literacy prerequisite as an approach to the integration of street children (exerpt from source: IngentaConnect: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/cjcp/2004/00000010/00000002/art00002)

Tags: street children; education; children & childhood; education policy; social work; income, employment & education; population; child poverty; youth

Education Watch Summary Reports

Organization: The Education Trust

Publication Date: 2006

Links to state and nation Education Watch Summary Reports for 2003-2006

Tags: children; education

National Center for Homeless Education

Publication Date: 2007

The National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) provides research, resources, and information enabling communities to address the educational needs of children experiencing homelessness. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Center serves as a clearinghouse of information for people seeking to remove or overcome educational barriers and to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for children and youth experiencing homelessness. The Cente...

Tags: organizations; education; children

Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit

Authors: McKeown, Rosalyn; Hopkins, Charles; Rizzi, Regina; Chrystalbride, Marianne

Source: Washington, DC: Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health, 2003.

Publication Date: 2002

The Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit is based on the idea that communities and educational systems within communities need to dovetail their sustainability efforts. As communities develop sustainability goals, local educational systems can modify existing curriculums to reinforce those goals. As we developed the Toolkit, it became apparent that many communities have not developed sustainability goals or action plans on which to base educational change....

Tags: local data/report; financing and sustainability; children; education; community planning and organizing

Educating Homeless Children

Authors: Davies, Leah

Organization: Kelly Bear

Publication Date: 2005

After contextualizing the problem of providing education to children experiencing homelessness, Dr. Leah Davies discusses the roles that teachers and school boards can play in providing for these children. She illuminates the barriers that these children face, but also explains what teachers need to know to provide the best possible care to these children. (HRC)

Tags: Homeless Children; education

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Homeless and in Need of Special Education

Authors: Heflin, Juane; Rudy, Kathryn; United States

Publication Date: 1991

This booklet examines the plight of homeless families who have children who need special educational services. It explores the magnitude of homelessness among families, provides empirical descriptions of homeless populations, and identifies factors contributing to the rising incidence of homelessness in the United States. Specific effects of homelessness on children and youth are considered. The booklet also discusses educational implications and documents federal programs that have...

Tags: Homeless Children; education; homeless youth; special education; income, employment & education; population; families with children; youth

A Homeless Educator's Sourcebook

Publication Date: 2003

This sourcebook is intended to help educators discover new and effective ways to serve the students experiencing homelessness in their own districts. (Authors)

Tags: children; education; youth; tool kits/curricula/training materials

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - Us Department of Education

Publication Date: 2007

The Rehabilitation Services Administration, authorized by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, provides formula and discretionary grants related to expanding and improving vocational rehabilitation and independent living outcomes for persons with disabilities, including persons who have mental illnesses. Formula grants are provided to state vocational rehabilitation agencies to enable eligible individuals with disabilities to achieve employment and/or independent living. Discretionary grants for...

Tags: organizations; education; background and context

Imagine the Possibilities: Sourcebook for Educators Committed to the Educational Success of Students Experiencing Homelessness

Authors: Berliner, BethAnn; McCormick, Treseen

Publication Date: 2001

What can educators do to help homeless students attend school and achieve once there? Imagine the Possibilities is a comprehensive sourcebook for people who work with homeless students — teachers, school secretaries, site administrators, school nurses, counselors, district or county office staff, shelter workers, and volunteers. Both research-based and practical, it includes reproducible awareness materials, training activities, classroom strategies and activities, and ready-to-use sample...

Tags: homelessness; schools; students; education; income, employment & education; population; youth

Education and Homeless Youth: Policy Implementations

Authors: Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis (CHEPA)

Publication Date: 2007

This issue of the Navigator includes an article about a study conducted involving youth under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Youth were interviewed about their educational experiences. An article on how to better serve homeless youth is also included in this issue. (HRC)

Tags: youth; education

Domestic Violence, Homelessness, and Children's Education

Organization: National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) at SERVE

Publication Date: 2004

This brief outlines the consequences of domestic violence for children and the federal legislative responses: the McKinney-Vento Act and the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act. It also provides policies and practices for schools and service providers as well as resources for more information.

Tags: education; McKinney Title 1; domestic violence; children

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Educating Homeless Children by Damien Jackson

Authors: Jackson, Damien

Journal Name: National Housing Institute Shelterforce Online

Publication Date: 2004

McKinney-Vento is supposed to help homeless children receive a decent education. But much still depends on the ability of each school district to reach families in need. (Author)

Tags: Homeless Children; education

Poverty should not stand in the way of education

Publication Date: 2010

Education is largely regarded as the silver bullet to overcoming poverty. How ironic, then, that a recent study shows poverty has a serious impact on children's ability to get an education. The study, completed last fall, shows rural poverty, especially in the Centre and North Hastings areas, as well as in pockets of Prince Edward County, is pegged as a leading factor relating directly to challenges faced by youngsters entering the school system.

Tags: education; students; youth; poverty

Handbooks: Education, Training and Employment (International)

Authors: Homeless Link

Publication Date: 2008

This new section of the Homeless Link website is dedicated to education, training and employment services for homeless and socially excluded people. It features good practice guidance and considerations for a wide range of services and activities, from engagement and stabilization activities, to volunteering, placements, self-employment and social enterprise. It is designed for homelessness service workers and managers to find resources to support and complement their work, including innovati...

Tags: international; employment; education; handbook

An Introduction to HUD for Institutions of Higher Education

Publication Date: 2000

This guide contains descriptions of programs offered to colleges by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Originally issued in 1996, the guide has been significantly updated in this edition. Each program description contains the following five sections: -Purpose -Opportunities for Action -Funding Information -Examples of Action -For Further Information (HUD)

Tags: mainstream programs; education

LeTendre Education Fund Scholarships

Authors: National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth

Source: National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth

Publication Date: 2012

Children and youth in homeless situations face numerous barriers to educational success. Deep poverty, high mobility, and school requirements often make attending and succeeding in school a challenge. Despite these challenges, many students who experience homelessness not only graduate from high school, but wish to pursue a college education. (Authors)

Tags: education; child homelessness; scholarship

Local Homeless Education Agency Liaison Toolkit

Authors: Popp, Patricia; Lilliston, Jennifer; Stronge, James

Publication Date: 2003

NCHE, in collaboration with The College of William and Mary, developed the Local Homeless Education Liaison Toolkit to orient liaisons to their responsibilities and to the 2001 McKinney-Vento Act. The College of William and Mary staff conducted a survey of state coordinators for homeless education during the summer of 2001 to determine the number of states that already require local liaisons in every district, the current roles and responsibilities of the liaisons, resources availabl...

Tags: education; children; youth

The Social Benefits of Education: New Evidence on an Old Question

Authors: Riddell, Craig W.

Organization: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2004

Education has numerous consequences for individuals and society. For many people, there is some "consumption value" from the educational process. Human beings are curious creatures, and they enjoy learning and acquiring new knowledge. Education also has considerable "investment value." Those who acquire additional schooling generally earn more over their lifetimes, achieve higher levels of employment, and enjoy more satisfying careers. Education may also enable peop...

Tags: education

Transitions to Adulthood for Homeless Adolescents: Education and Public Policy

Authors: Tierney, William G. ; Gupton, Jarrett T. ; Hallett, Ronald E.

Organization: Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis

Publication Date: 2008

Improving the post-secondary educational opportunities for low-income students is one of the foci at the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis (CHEPA). We conduct studies with sub-groups of lowincome students (e.g. youth in foster care and undocumented youth) to improve policies and practices that impact their access to higher education. Education plays a critical role in how adolescents mature into adults. One of the most vulnerable, and often forgotten, sub...

Tags: low-income students; education; access to education

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Homeless Children and Youth at Risk: The Educational Impact of Displacement

Authors: Joseph Murphy

Journal Name: Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk

Publication Date: 2011

This article explores the issue of how displacement affects the educational well-being of homeless children and youth. The review begins with a variable, mobility which has a good deal of explanatory power for the educational impacts examined. It concludes with the consequences of homelessness that follow displaced children and youth into adulthood.

Tags: homeless; children; youth; education; displacement