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Staffing Interventions to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness: Evidence from New York City

Kaitlyn G. O'Hagan,
Zitsi Mirakhur

There is limited empirical evidence about educational interventions for students experiencing homelessness, who experience distinct disadvantages compared to their low-income peers. We explore how two school staffing interventions in New York City shaped the attendance outcomes of students experiencing homelessness using administrative records from 2013-2022 and a difference-in-differences design. We find suggestive evidence that one intervention, which placed social workers in schools, increased the average attendance rates of students in shelter by 1-3 percentage points after 3-5 years. We discuss implications for the importance of non-instructional school staff and strategies to serve homeless students.

Keywords
counseling/student services, educational policy, educational equity
Education level
K-12 Education
Topics
Student Well-Being and Mental Health
Tags
Students experiencing homelessness,
Poverty
Download 05/2024
Document Object Identifier (DOI)
10.26300/vj6v-zn25
EdWorkingPaper suggested citation:
O'Hagan, Kaitlyn G., and Zitsi Mirakhur. (). Staffing Interventions to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness: Evidence from New York City. (EdWorkingPaper: -970). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/vj6v-zn25

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