@EdWorkingPaper{ai24-970,
title = "Staffing Interventions to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness: Evidence from New York City",
author = "Kaitlyn G. O'Hagan, Zitsi Mirakhur",
institution = "Annenberg Institute at Brown University",
number = "970",
year = "2024",
month = "May",
URL = "http://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai24-970",
abstract = {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.},
}