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STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION ON NEW YORK’S HOMELESS STUDENTS


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A Report to NYS-TEACHS and the New York State Education Department

By Carol Ascher, Carolyn Jarvis, and Christina Mokhtar

The Annenberg Institute prepared this report to assist New York State in improving the accuracy and efficiency of its data collection on homeless students, required by both the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and New York State law as a first step to ensuring that these students do not encounter barriers to school attendance and educational success.

Funded by the NYS Education Department, this study analyzed:
  • indicators of the extent of student homelessness
  • the legal context for collecting information;
  • identification of homeless students across urban, suburban, and rural districts; and
  • challenges to data collection, including confidentiality issues.

The report offers specific recommendations to strengthen New York State's data-collection system to provide a more accurate understanding of student homelessness and to better serve homeless students across New York. (2007)


RELATED REPORT AND PRESENTATION

Delivering Educational Services to Students Experiencing Homelessness: The Challenges and Successes of New York State LEA Liaisons

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A Report to the NYS Education Department on the NYS-TEACHS LEA Liaison Survey

By Carol Ascher, Deinya Phenix

As part of their study for the NYS Department of Education on data collection on homeless students, Annenberg Institute researchers developed, administered, and analyzed a survey on the work of local education agency (LEA) liaisons in implementing the McKinney-Vento Act. This report analyzes the findings from the survey and offers recommendations for both the state education department and LEAs. Includes the complete survey instrument. (2006)


Delivering Educational Services to Homeless Students: The Challenges and Successes of Homeless Liaisons

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A PowerPoint Presentation at AERA, April 2007

By Deinya Phenix

This presentation provides an overview of the research conducted for the NYS Education Department on the work of local education agency (LEA) liaisons in implementing the McKinney-Vento Act, including context for the survey and findings and recommendations. 20 slides with presenter’s notes. (2007)



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