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Download full textNational Center for Homeless Education, 2022
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento Act) provides students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence with the right to the same free, appropriate, public education that other students receive. Each year, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) collects demographic and academic data on students eligible for…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Homeless People, Access to Education, Graduation Rate
National Center for Homeless Education, 2022
In the past ten years, chronic absenteeism has attracted increasing attention. Research correlates chronic absenteeism with lower standardized test scores and grade point averages. Chronic absenteeism also correlates with higher rates of grade retention and dropping out (UEPC, 2012). Being present in school is a necessary precondition to receiving…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Federal Legislation, At Risk Students, Attendance Patterns
