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“Does it fit in a box we can check off?” The interpretive work of identifying doubled-up homeless students
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceIdentifying doubled-up homeless students is crucial to securing their educational rights and understanding the extent of housing insecurity among school-aged children. Drawing on a survey and focus groups conducted with NYC district and school staff, we introduce interpretive work as a central… more →
Homelessness and Student Outcomes by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and School Level
Topics: Student Well-BeingA substantial number of U.S. students experience homelessness, yet our understanding of how homelessness shapes student outcomes is limited. We use seven years of longitudinal data on Indiana students in kindergarten through eighth grade, including more than 40,000 students who experienced… more →
Understanding How HBCUs Leverage Partnerships to Support Students’ Basic Needs
Topics: Student Well-BeingBasic needs insecurity has become a pressing equity issue in U.S. higher education, yet little research examines how historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) address students’ holistic needs. Guided by a practice-based, pragmatic analytic orientation and informed by a basic needs… more →
Instability in Foster Care: How Transitions Into and Out of Foster Care Relate to School Discipline
Topics: Student Well-BeingStudents in the foster care system tend to have lower educational outcomes than their peers, including more frequent disciplinary events. However, few studies have explored how transitions into and out of foster care placements are associated with educational outcomes. Using longitudinal data… more →
Staffing Interventions to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness: Evidence from New York City
Topics: Student Well-BeingThere 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… more →
The Dynamics and Measurement of High School Homelessness and Achievement Disparities
Topics: MethodsThere is no national consensus on how school districts calculate high school achievement disparities between students who experience homelessness and those who do not. Using administrative student-level data from a mid-sized public school district in the Southern United States, we show that… more →
Growing up Homeless: Student Homelessness and Educational Outcomes in Los Angeles
Topics: Student Well-BeingHomelessness is rising among public school students in large cities across the US. Using nine years of student-level administrative data, we examine how homelessness affects students’ mathematics and attendance outcomes within the Los Angeles Unified School District, including the differential… more →