strategic support of homeless students needed in times of fiscal constraint

Title I funds can be better leveraged to support students’ needs during periods of homelessness. In fact, even though federal policy mandates such use of Title I funding (all students who are identified as homeless are automatically qualified to receive Title I services, regardless of whether or not their particular schools receive such funding), there […]

stand up for our poor

Nate’s the mastermind…

I’ve received lots of nice compliments about this website — all credit goes to Nate Wills who designed the whole thing. He does remarkable work! Thanks, Nate!

trends continue

From Chicago to California, student homelessness — and its increasing array of dilemmas — is growing…. http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/rising-homeless-student-population-struggles-school-11588 http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/advocates-claim-back-to-school-push-missing-key-piece/

weather problems

The hot summer months are among the toughest for homeless families and youth. Many residential facilities and services are full and folks have few options for gaining comfort and safety. Our public spaces that provide daytime respite for many adults — libraries, community centers, etc.– are altogether insufficient for moms with young kids and others […]

check this guy out…

My friend and colleague Martin Scanlan is doing great work in social justice-oriented educational leadership at Marquette: http://www.marquette.edu/education/faculty_staff/martin_scanlan.shtml

Neighborhood and Community Effects

Contributing to the “community effects” research, scholars such as Anyon, Berliner, and Noguera have described how school-centric foci on urban improvement – when contextualized within status quo-maintaining social policies and structures – are too narrowly framed to enact meaningful change in many students’ and families’ lives. They suggest that the development of truly equitable opportunities […]

dilemmas of doubled-up homelessness

Much has been written about the school-related struggles of sheltered homeless families and students, but those who are in doubled-up conditions are also of great concern. Doubled-up settings provide families with few cues about how to access or mobilize educational resources (such as those afforded by the McKinney-Vento Act) and, by nature of their out-of-the-system […]

Info on student homelessness

NAEHCY and NCHE both offer some really helpful information on student homelessness: About NAEHCY http://center.serve.org/nche/index.php Also, an interesting article recently in the NYT on the mayor cutting a housing program for the homeless:

considering a homeless education research agenda…

Studies that employ longitudinal, mixed-method designs have particular promise for cultivating deep and authentic understandings of students’ experiences before and after periods of homelessness. Most empirical studies in the field to date have used quantitative measures to learn about issues such as student achievement, psychosocial perceptions, and physical/emotional health at specific points in time and, […]