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National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2015
Homeless children and youth experience many challenges in enrolling and attending school and achieving educational success. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (reauthorized under Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and subsequently referred to as the McKinney-Vento Act in this brief) ensures rights and services for…
Descriptors: Homeless People, School Districts, Best Practices, Related Services (Special Education)
Hassel, Emily Ayscue; Hassel, Bryan C.; Arkin, Matthew D.; Kowal, Julie M.; Steiner, Lucy M. – Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2009
Studies of high-performing schools, where all students learn more than similar students in other schools, show common design elements. These elements are comprehensive, affecting the whole school, and include: (1) Clear mission guiding daily activities; (2) High, unyielding expectations that all students will learn; (3) Frequent monitoring of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, School Restructuring, Educational Change, Best Practices
Rose, David H., Ed.; Meyer, Anne, Ed.; Hitchcock, Chuck, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2005
This book addresses crucial questions about how to create full access to the general education curriculum for children with disabilities. Based on years of research and innovation at CAST (The Center for Applied Special Technology), the book provides a helpful overview of the digital solutions that are at the forefront of efforts to create…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Policy, Disabilities, General Education