student poverty in the south
funding cuts and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Michigan announced that statewide McKinney-Vento funding would be cut by two-thirds this year.
Read more: http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/featured/pnr-michigan-cuts-school-homeless-funding-by-66-percent-20131011,0,7472427,full.story
school reform and poverty
Is the school reform movement a distraction from poverty and racial inequality? Diane Ravitch, a critic of the school reform movement, released her new book. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/education/loud-voice-fighting-tide-of-new-trend-in-education.html?ref=education
poverty growth in green bay
Last year, 60% percent of the student body in the Green Bay, Wisconsin school district was identified as economically disadvantaged–which is an all time high for the district. Compared to the year before, the number of students experiencing homelessness has also risen (from 937 to 1,081). Read more
community action in the pittsburgh area
With a vision to “provide families and youth with the life-skills, education, training, and resources necessary to be strong and to make their communities strong,” Center of Life in Hazelwood is doing remarkable work.
Learn more about their efforts here.
safety net matters…
The Institute for Research on Poverty at UW-Madison’s report suggests that the social safety net in Wisconsin serves as an important “buffer” against poverty. Read more here.
spatial patterns and HHM students
Our recently published article examining the “geographic dispersion” of homeless and highly mobile students suggests that we must consider not only how homelessness affects students, but also how schools and communities are set-up to support them during their difficult periods of residential instability. The article can be found here.
addressing housing crisis in chicago
Here’s an interesting article from NYT about housing in Chicago. Can we address homelessness, in part, through more strategic use of vacant homes?
poverty and the suburbs
This new book from Kneebone and Berube identifies suburban poverty as a significant issue to be addressed–not only because of its increases throughout the U.S., but because of its implications for families and communities.
Congratulations Ryan!
Our own Ryan Evans was selected as this year’s recipient of the Arthur Ashe Award — well done, Ryan! We’re proud of you!
