The purpose of Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (2015) is to protect the educational rights of students experiencing homelessness across the United States. Despite the coordinated efforts of State and Local Educational Agencies to carry out these mandates and ensure equitable…

Student homelessness is on the rise, with more than 1.3 million homeless students identified during the 2013-14 school year. This is a 7 percent increase from the previous year and more than double the number of homeless students in 2006-07. As high as these numbers seem, they are almost certainly undercounts. Despite increasing numbers, these…

The College Board, NASSP and ASCA believe that the principal-counselor relationship is a dynamic and organic relationship that evolves over time in response to the ever-changing needs of a school. The goal of an effective principal-counselor relationship is to use the strength of the relationship to collaboratively lead school reform efforts to…

Little specific information exists on the number of school counselors needed in the United States for the next five to ten years. To gauge this need, the results of a 1996-1997 survey of all state-level departments of education are reported here. Information concerning the employment future for school counselors nation-wide is also offered, as are…

This report presents the Virginia Department of Education's study of the current standards for qualified educational interpreters for deaf and hearing impaired students and the impact of qualification standards on the supply and demand of educational interpreters. The study involved synthesis of data concerning the Virginia Quality Assurance…

Analysis of a survey of 234 early childhood special education (ECSE) teachers in Virginia found that ECSE staff conducted gastrostomy feedings and/or catheterizations, that nurses provided care for tracheostomies and mechanical ventilation, and that 38% of school systems (mostly urban and suburban) had written policies concerning preschoolers with…

The document describes desirable practices for the education of gifted early adolescents in Virginia. It contains recommendations to assist in implementing a comprehensive plan for gifted middle-grade students compatible with state plans for overall middle school education. Research on students this age and on gifted students is cited to support…

A study investigated the level of 24 transition services and factors that affect service delivery for secondary students with disabilities in 135 Virginia school divisions. Transition services were categorized as inclusion, instructional programs, coordinated planning, and support services. Factors affecting delivery were cooperation of vocational…