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ERIC Number: EJ535721
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Hope for Homeless Students.
Woods, Cyndy Jones
Educational Leadership, v54 n3 p58-60 Nov 1996
The Thomas J. Pappas Regional Education Center in Phoenix, Arizona, is a magnet school for homeless students from unorganized territories, military installations, Indian reservations, and national forest lands. This "accommodation" school, supported by federal grants, in-kind business donations, and committed volunteer mentors from the local utility company, provides stability and extensive support to kids who need it. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Homeless People, Intervention, Magnet Schools, Mentors, Program Descriptions, Regional Schools, Role Models, Volunteers
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Arizona (Phoenix)