Homeless pre-schoolers also face difficulty accessing public preschool education. The McKinney Education of Homeless Children and Youth program will be reauthorized by Congress in 1999, along with other Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs. For more information on reauthorization, please contact Barbara Duffield at 202.737.6444, ext. What homeless children need most of all is a home. While they are experiencing homelessness, however, children desperately need to remain in school.
Every state has a state coordinator for the education of homeless children and youth.
To locate the coordinator in your state, see the Directory of State Contacts for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth . In addition, the National Center for Homeless Education serves as a clearinghouse for information and resources on the educational rights of homeless children and youth. The web site contains the full text of the McKinney Act as well as numerous educational resources. Anderson, Leslie et al. An Evaluation of State and Local Efforts to Serve the Educational Needs of Homeless Children and Youth , 1995.