Educating Children Without Housing: A Primer on Legal Requirements and Implementation Strategies for Educators, Advocates and Policymakers, 3rd Edition, provides innovative strategies for educators and school administrators, state coordinators and policymakers, and advocates and attorneys to play a role in ensuring the education rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness. (Authors)
The revised edition includes new sections on creating access to early childhood education opportunities, the Head Start Act, IDEA, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, financial aid and college access and support programs. This third edition contains strategies designed to assist communities to exceed compliance and move toward greater commitment — to embody not only the letter but also the spirit of the law — including a new section on collaborating with community agencies. The book also includes a directory of resources for educators, advocates, and policymakers.
Drafted by Barbara Duffield and Patricia Julianelle of the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, and Laurene Heybach of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, the book is the most comprehensive resource on the education of homeless children and youth available. Several State Departments of Education have praised the book for its brief, yet comprehensive, easy-to-understand format, commenting on its similarity to a “how-to handbook.” Many states have purchased the publication in bulk and distributed them to liaisons, as well as to each school district and school administrator. (Authors)