Educational Rights of Homeless Children: Creating a Model Program in Illinois
Contributing Organization(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Author(s)/Creator(s): Rene Heybach; Patricia Nix-Hodes
Publishing Date: 2000-10-01
Issue Areas: Housing and Homelessness; Children and Youth
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File info: 2 pages; 599.31 KB file size
The lack of affordable, permanent housing forces many families to move frequently and results in many children changing schools repeatedly. Such mobility has a devastating impact on the educational opportunities of children experiencing a housing crisis.
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Intended Audience: Advocates; General Public; Parents; Researchers; Teachers-elementary; Teachers-middle school; Teachers-high school
Type/Format: FactSheet; Policy Brief
Language code: English
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Language code: English
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