🚨 Crisis in the Classroom: How to Be the Stability Our Homeless Students Need 🏠
Description
The rise in K-12 student homelessness is alarming, and school leaders cannot afford to wait. In this urgent episode of Your Morning Boost, we dive into the necessity of implementing strategic measures to support our most vulnerable learners. Your school can be the primary source of stability and equity they desperately need. We explain the critical components of the McKinney-Vento Act and why every staff member must be trained to identify signs of housing instability with dignity and respect.
Key Takeaways You'll Get:
Proactive Identification: The vital role of training all school staff to recognize and respond to housing instability.
Community Power: How to build essential partnerships to provide continuity of services and support beyond the school walls.
Academic Success: Why investing in a student's stability is a direct investment in their academic performance and future.
We cannot wait for stability to come to them—we must deliver it. Listen now to get the blueprint for effective, compassionate support and ensure no student's education is lost to housing instability.
Reference Article: This discussion is informed by the growing crisis detailed here: https://www.the74million.org/1-3-million-homeless-students-new-federal-data-show-a-70-percent-jump-in-k-12-homelessness-over-past-decade-with-big-implications-for-academic-performance/
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