A McKinney-Vento Toolbox: Constructing a Robust and Rigorous Homeless Education Program, In Case of Disaster and Every Day
This toolbox is designed to help school districts implement the McKinney-Vento Act fully, so they can address the needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness on a daily basis and in times of disaster. The toolbox contains information and practical lessons learned and resources developed during the recovery process following the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes.Connecting Schools and Displaced Students Handbook Series
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This handbook series explains how the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act applies to students displaced by disaster and how the Act can assist these students and their families. Each handbook in the series targets information to either parents of displaced children, relief agencies, or educators.Homeless Education Advocacy Manual: Disaster Edition
This manual from the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty informs advocates and families concerned about the educational needs of children and youth displaced from their homes due to a disaster. It includes information about topics such as which students are considered homeless under federal law; methods of advocating for individual students; methods of advocating for system-wide change; securing immediate school enrollments; ensuring stable school placements; and accessing necessary and beneficial services such as transportation and academic assistance.Homeless Education Issue Briefs: Connecting Schools and Displaced Students Series
This brief series discusses important issues related to enrolling and serving students displaced by disaster.In Their Own Words: Schools and Students Overcoming Adversity
In Their Own Words provides readers with a window into the daily challenges and triumphs of the schools and students affected by August 2005's Hurricane Katrina. In Their Own Words is, in large part, a first-person account of the hurricane’s effects on education on the Gulf Coast during the few weeks and months after landfall and since. It is the voices of the students and the school, district, and relief agency staff who were closest to the challenges that resulted from the hurricane.Information on Enrolling and Serving Children in Families Displaced by Hurricanes
This information release from the national partners in homeless education summarizes the main points of federal law as related to the education of students displaced by hurricanes.Know Your Rights After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
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This information release from the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty offers helpful information on rights and assistance in areas such as education, housing, disability benefits, and obtaining identification.Listserv Highlights
Immunizations and Immediate Enrollment Post Katrina, 9/09/05School Year Uncertainties for Children in Hurricane Aftermath
News from Hurricane Impacted Districts, 9/07/05
This information release from the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty underscores the importance of rapid response by school districts in enrolling and serving children and youth displaced by hurricanes.
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