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Cross-sector collaboration needed to address homeless student barriers, researchers say
โAcross these four states, we see different trends in the number of students identified as experiencing homelessness, but a remarkably consistent pattern in what housing instability means for a studentโs education,โ said Mayra Cazares-Minero, a research analyst at the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools and lead author...
News New UCLA Research Finds Student Homelessness Remains a Major Barrier to Educational Opportunity in Western StatesMedia contacts: John McDonald, jmcdonald@gseis.ucla.edu & Geneva Cegelis Sum, gsum@gseis.ucla.edu Studies of Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah reveal persistent disparities in academic achievement, attendance, graduation and school discipline among students experiencing homelessness LOS ANGELES โ โ The UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools (CTS) has...
News Meals, transit, and trust helped one California school end chronic absence for unhoused studentsScholarship Prep chief executive and co-founder Jason Watts said the model is both simple and far-reaching, per the Times: “We create a school where everyone is welcome, cares about students and families, has incredible wraparound services, gives students what they need โ and they stay.” California data show a...
News Student homelessness surges nearly 30% in LA County schools, UCLA study findsStudent homelessness in Los Angeles County climbed nearly 30% in a single school year, far outpacing state and national trends, according to new UCLA research warning that the crisis is deepening just as the funding built to address it runs dry. An estimated 61,249 K-12 students experienced homelessness across...