For homeless students, middle school is a formative time—and what they experience in school can make or break their future opportunities.…
Why Addressing the Suspension of Homeless Students in Middle School Matters
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Illuminating the Invisible Million
On March 6, 2018 at SXSW EDU in Austin, TX, step into the hidden world of student homelessness at “The Invisible Million: Homeless Students in the U.S.”…
Changing the Conversation about Homeless Students
For years, we at the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness have focused a spotlight on student homelessness in major cities, with annual reports on New York City and now, for the first time, Seattle. …
Disparities in Discipline: Making Sure Seattle’s Homeless Students Aren’t Left Behind
Suspensions are given to millions of students each year, taking them out of school and negatively impacting their behavior and achievement. For students experiencing homelessness, removal from the classroom can have severe consequences.…
Addressing the Opportunity Gap: Student Homelessness in Seattle Public Schools
The instability of homelessness can have lasting effects on a child’s academic performance. In Seattle Public Schools, housed students performed better than their homeless peers across races and subjects.…
GIS Day: Discovering Family Homelessness Through GIS
To mark GIS Day 2017, Senior GIS Analyst Kristen MacFarlane examines the many ways ICPH uses Geographic Information Systems in our work.…
Family Homelessness Exists in Your Community
Seattle has long been on the forefront when it comes to supporting homeless students and working to end family homelessness, but family homelessness is so pervasive that every school, neighborhood, community, and individual in Seattle must accept that someone in their world is experiencing housing instability.…
Join Us at NAEHCY: Explore the Importance of Data and Partnerships
This weekend, ICPH is headed to Chicago for the 29th Annual National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY) Conference. There, we will join others from across the country who work to support the educational equity of children and youth experiencing homelessness.…
Shining a Light on Student Homelessness at SXSW EDU 2018
We are thrilled to announce our acceptance to SXSW EDU 2018! The Invisible Million is what we named our session; our hope is that with access to such a wide audience we can help homeless students across the nation finally be seen by communities, educators, advocates, elected officials, and more.…
Student Homelessness: The Ever-growing Epidemic
With the release of the annual student homelessness snapshot data from New York State, we learned that in school year 2016–17 more than 111,500 New York City students lived in temporary housing, a 6% jump from the prior year and a 60% increase since 2010–11. …
What Makes the Difference Between Dropout and Graduation for Homeless Students?
Students living in homeless shelters face more academic challenges than their classmates who live in stable housing. What makes the difference between dropout and graduation for these teens living in unstable housing settings? Can community and school supports lower dropout rates?…
What Now? Homeless Students in the Aftermath of Harvey
The water in Houston may be receding, but the damage has been done. Before a single drop of rain fell in the state of Texas, more than 110,000 children in at least 25,000 families were homeless. Now those numbers have swelled into the hundreds of thousands.…