National Symposium on Transportation for Homeless Children and Youth. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (Williamsburg, Virginia, February 20-21, 2000) [electronic resource] / Diana Bowman, Comp., Atticia Bundy, Comp. and Abigail Peoples, Comp.
In February 2000, the National Center for Homeless Education convened 25 experts to examine issues pertaining to the transportation of homeless students in a move to ensure their access to education. In a variety of presentations and discussions, participants examined and analyzed the complex issues...
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| Summary: | In February 2000, the National Center for Homeless Education convened 25 experts to examine issues pertaining to the transportation of homeless students in a move to ensure their access to education. In a variety of presentations and discussions, participants examined and analyzed the complex issues surrounding transporting homeless students. The meeting addressed the following issues: barriers to transportation for homeless students and why the barriers exist; features of successful approaches to addressing the transportation needs of homeless students; what school districts and communities need to know and be able to do to address these transportation issues and how they can build their capacity to address the issue; how policies and legislation can support school districts and communities in their efforts to provide transportation for homeless children and youth; and what needs to be done. This report discusses what each person can do, and presents issues for further research. Five appendixes include: an issue brief; the 1994 Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; the federal definition of homeless children and youth and the U.S. Department of Education's 1995 preliminary guidance; the symposium agenda; and the symposium participant list. (SM) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED448217. Availability: Communications and Publications Dept., Attn: Distribution Specialist, 1203 Governor's Square Blvd., Suite 400, Tallahassee, FL 32301. Tel: 800-352-6001 (Toll Free); e-mail: homeless@serve.org; Web site: http://www.serve.org/nche. Sponsoring Agency: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (edition), Washington, DC. Contract Number: RJ96006701. Also distributed on microfiche by U.S. GPO under edition 1.310/2:448217. |
| Physical Description: | 58 pages. |