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Robson, Kelly – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The needs of homeless students are significant and varied. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act helps ensure homeless students can access a quality education. One of the key provisions is the requirement that all LEAs identify a liaison to be in charge of meeting the needs of homeless students. The purpose of this study was to understand the…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Federal Legislation, Access to Education, Educational Quality
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Groton, Danielle; Teasley, Martell L.; Canfield, James P. – School Social Work Journal, 2013
With the needs and challenges of adolescent homelessness on the rise, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (MVA) was crafted as a public policy initiative aimed at facilitating access to schools for this population. While school social workers are the designated personnel for practice with homeless school-aged children, we know little about…
Descriptors: Social Work, School Social Workers, Public Policy, Disadvantaged Youth