Report from Washington: Homeless Children in America: They Need to Go to School.

Jackson, Shelley R.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Report from Washington: Homeless Children in America: They Need to Go to School.

Jackson, Shelley R.

PTA Today, v13 n7 p27-28 May 1988

This article describes the educational plight of homeless children and federal efforts to provide assistance to states for the planning and provision of education to homeless children. The McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is discussed, as are recent developments in funding for such programs. (JL)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal State Relationship, Homeless People, Residence Requirements, Student Placement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987

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