The McKinney-Vento Act requires that state educational agencies provide youth experiencing homelessness the same access to free, appropriate public education.

The McKinney - Vento Acts gives youth experiencing homelessness the

 

How does McKinney-Vento define homeless?

The term "homeless children and youths"--

(A) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence (within the meaning of section 103(a)(1)); and

(B) includes--

(i) children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals;*

(ii) children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (within the meaning of section 103(a)(2)(C));

(iii) children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and

(iv) migratory children (as such term is defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).

 

The McKinney-Vento Act also authorizes the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program. It was reauthorized in December 2015 by Title IX, Part A, of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)."

 

What is the EHCY program?

The EHCY program removes barriers to the enrollment, attendance, and success of homeless children and youth in school. Without this specific, targeted assistance, homeless children and youth are unlikely to benefit from any investment in education, and are at much higher risk of experiencing homelessness as adults. EHCY’s key themes are identification, school access and stability, and support for educational success.

 

What is the Every Student Succeeds Act? (ESSA)

 

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