This NCHE brief: summarizes the key provisions related to the transportation of children and youth experiencing homelessness included in the McKinney-Vento Act; suggests transportation implementation strategies at the state and local levels; and recommends resources for funding transportation costs.
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Facts on Trauma and Homeless Children
Facts on Trauma and Homeless Children from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Homelessness and Extreme Poverty Working Group (2005).
Who Is Homeless?
Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq.; hereafter the McKinney-Vento Act), reauthorized in 2015 by Title IX, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), ensures educational rights and protections for children and youth experiencing homelessness. This brief explains the legislation and offers strategies for implementing it… Read more »