Homeless
Student Achievement
Inside the Effort to Find and Help Disengaged Youth
When in-person learning abruptly ended last spring, schools and community groups sprang into action.
Equity & Diversity
More Than 1 in 4 Homeless Students Dropped Off Schools' Radar During the Pandemic
School leaders have lost track of students amid school closures, shrinking capacity at homeless shelters, and ever-higher family mobility.
Student Well-Being
Shielding Students From the Economic Storm
The numbers of homeless and low-income students will likely surge in the months ahead. School leaders will need to be ready.
Student Well-Being
Where Are They? Students Go Missing in Shift to Remote Classes
As school shutdowns extend nationwide, educators are finding that efforts to reach their families are coming up short.
Student Well-Being
Video
Helping Put Homeless Students on Solid Footing
Project Lift-Off is a summer program in Lee County, NC, that nurtures homeless students’ social and academic skills.
Student Well-Being
WATCH: Meeting the Needs of Homeless Students. Lessons From One District
Many school districts have seen a rising number of homeless students in recent years. Learn lessons from a district working to address their needs in thoughtful, holistic ways.
Student Well-Being
Leader To Learn From
Creating a Foothold for the Most Vulnerable Students
Johnnye Waller, the student services director for North Carolina’s Lee County Schools, helps students facing homelessness gain a solid footing for the school year. Her summer enrichment program pairs basic necessities with academic supports and exciting field trips. She is recognized as a 2020 Leader To Learn From.
Data
Number of Homeless Students Hits All-Time High
An 11-percent increase in homeless students, including many without an adult to care for them, is posing challenges for schools from coast to coast.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Opinion
A Wake-Up Call on Student Homelessness
Homeless students' graduation rates should be a national priority for us all, urge John King and John Bridgeland.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Camp Giving Vulnerable Students an Academic 'Home' for the Summer
While many students eagerly count down the last few days of the school year, the start of summer break is a more anxious prospect for students in and on the verge of homelessness.
School Climate & Safety
Report Roundup
Homeless Education
For homeless students, the lack of a safe place to sleep often is only one of several traumas that affect their academic progress in school, finds a new Chapin Hall study.
Education
Homeless Students' Struggles Come Into Sharper Focus Under ESSA
A new study shows that homeless children may have the lowest high school graduation rates of any student group, and there is no easy fix for the problem. 'They're individual kids, with individual stories, and individual problems," one advocate says.
Student Well-Being
Commentary
A Once Homeless Teen Earned $3 Million in Scholarship Offers. Here's What Made His Story Possible
Tupac Mosley overcame homelessness to graduate as valedictorian, writes Jonathan E. Collins, but there’s an overlooked part of his inspirational story: policy.
Student Well-Being
Schools Finding Record Numbers of Homeless Students, Study Says
Nearly 1.36 million children went to school in 2017 without knowing where they would sleep at night, a new report finds.