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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Meeting the Educational Needs of Students Displaced by Disasters: Youth on Their Own. Connecting Schools and Displaced Students Series, Winter 2006
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National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2006
During the course of a natural disaster or similar emergency, youth may be separated from their parents or guardians. After the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes, for example, many youth were evacuated without their parents or guardians and sent to different locations, leaving the youth alone in the care of relief agencies. Other youth were on their own…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Needs, Public Agencies
What Relief Agencies Should Know about the Educational Rights of Children Displaced by Disasters. Connecting Schools and Displaced Students Series, Winter 2006
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National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2006
Mental health experts consider the return to school to be a critical step in the healing process for children and youth whose lives have been disrupted by disasters. Going to school helps these students find the structure, normalcy, and routine that is essential to their health and well-being. Federal law (The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Homeless People, Natural Disasters, Student Rights
What School District Administrators Should Know about the Educational Rights of Children Displaced by Disasters. Connecting Schools and Displaced Students Series, Winter 2006
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National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2006
School offers structure, stability, and support to children and youth displaced by disasters. The 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes demonstrated the powerful role that schools can play in helping displaced children overcome the traumas they experience and regain their academic, social, and emotional footing. The school response to the 2005 hurricanes…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Student Rights, School Districts, Homeless People