Education for Homeless Children and Youth : Background and Legislation in the 112th Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare.

Educational law and legislation.

Education, Secondary.

Homelessness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (30 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of purposes and program structure of the education for homeless children and youth (EHCY) program, which provides formula grants to State educational agencies to help ensure all homeless children and youth equal access to free and appropriate public education, including public preschool education. Covers history of program funding; issues regarding implementation of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I-A set-asides for homeless students; data on the number of LEAs receiving EHCY grants and on the characteristics of homeless students; and discussion of proposed changes to EHCY included in bills introduced in the 112th Congress to reauthorize ESEA. Provides information on number and percentage of homeless students by State, and discusses legislation adopted in the 110th-111th Congresses that impacts EHCY. Includes tables and graphs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Education for Homeless Children and Youth

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