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States must ensure that homeless children and youths have equal access to free, appropriate public education.“Homeless children and youths” are defined as those without a “fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence,” including those living in shelters, doubled-up housing, camping, motels, and cars.2 Every public school district must assign a local homeless education liaison, also called a McKinney-Vento liaison, to ensure that homeless children and youths are identified and that they are informed of and have access to all services to which they are entitled.  \nHomeless Education Helpline3  \n800-308-2145  \n[homeless@serve.org](homeless@serve.org)  \nPercentage of Enrolled Homeless Students Who Were English Learners: School Year 2018–19  \nELs (also referred to as  \n multilingual learners) made up  the second largest group of  \n students within the homeless  population enrolled in school.  \n There were 226,724 ELs who  experienced homelessness  \n during the 2018–19 school year  (SY) in U. S. public schools,  including ELs enrolled in  \n Bureau of Indian Education  (BIE) schools. While ELs made  up 16% of the homeless student  population, they made up only  10% of the total student  \n population, making them  \n overrepresented among students  experiencing homelessness.  \n1 The school stability provisions in the McKinney-Vento Act, as explained in guidance issued by the U. S. Department of Education: “Strongly emphasizes the importance of school stability for homeless children and youths. Changing schools multiple times significantly impedes a student’s academic and social growth. The research on highly mobile students, including homeless students, indicates that a student can lose academic progress with each school change. Highly mobile students have also been found to have lower test scores and worse overall academic performance than peers who do not change schools frequently. Therefore, the McKinneyVento Act calls for [local education agencies] to maintain students in their school of origin to promote school stability and greater educational outcomes overall, unless it is not in the student’s best interest.”  \nEducation for Homeless Children and Youths Program Non-Regulatory Guidance, p. 2 (footnotes omitted) . Retrieved from  \n[https://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/essa/160240ehcyguidance072716.pd](https://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/essa/160240ehcyguidance072716.pdf)[f](https://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/essa/160240ehcyguidance072716.pdf)  \n2 The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. [https://nche.ed.gov/mckinney-vento](https://nche.ed.gov/mckinney-vento).  \n3 The National Center for Homeless Education offers assistance with issues related to the education of a child experiencing homelessness. See [http://nche.ed.gov](http://nche.ed.gov).  \n400 MARYLAND AVE., SW 􀁸 WASHINGTON, DC 20202 􀁸 WWW.ED.GOV FEBRUARY 2022  \nPercentage of Students Who Experienced Homelessness by English Learner Status: 2016 to 2019  \nFrom 2016 to 2019, a greater proportion ofK–12 ELs experienced homelessness when compared to non-ELs.4 From SY 2016–17 to SY 2017–18, the incidences of homelessness among EL students and non-EL students reflected a slight increase of 0.8 and 0.2 percentage points respectively. However, in SY 2018–19  \nincidences of homelessness in both student groups returned to SY 2016–17 levels.  \n6.0%  \n5.0%  \n4.0%  \n3.0%  \n2.0%  \n1.0%  \n0.0%  \n2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019  \n Percentage of Non–ELs Who Experienced Homelessness  \n Percentage ofELs Who Experienced Homelessness  \nNumber and Percentage of Homeless Students Among K–12 Students by Public School District Geographic Locale: School Yea","cbCaikGItwr4vVHF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikGItwr4vVHF","pdf",430248,"English","# Rights and Support Under McKinney-Vento\n## Definition of Homeless Children and Youths\n## Local McKinney-Vento Liaison Responsibilities\n# Homeless Education Helpline\n# Key Statistics on English Learners in Homelessness\n## Share of Enrolled Homeless Students\n## Homelessness by English Learner Status (2016–2019)\n## Homeless Students by District Locale (2016–2017)","[{\"question\":\"What rights do students experiencing homelessness have under the McKinney-Vento Act?\",\"answer\":\"Students may remain in their school of origin or get immediate enrollment in a new school. Eligible English learners who are homeless also have the right to access language assistance services and free, appropriate public education.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document define “homeless children and youths”?\",\"answer\":\"They are defined as those without a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including individuals living in shelters, doubled-up housing, camping, motels, and cars.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the statistics say about English learners among homeless students?\",\"answer\":\"English learners were the second largest group within the homeless student population. In 2018–19, English learners were 16% of homeless students but only 10% of the total student population, indicating they are overrepresented.\"}]","English Learners and Homelessness - Overview | PDF",1792059403]