ERIC Number: ED613379
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Feb
Pages: 20
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Addressing the Needs of Students Experiencing Homelessness during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Highlights from the Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Solano County Offices of Education Bay Area Geographic Leads Consortium. White Paper
Berliner, Bethann
WestEd
This report, commissioned by the Bay Area Geographic Leads Consortium, explores how five county offices of education and local school districts pivoted to reach, teach, and support the holistic needs of students experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report documents the rising number of students experiencing homelessness as well as the causes and consequences of childhood homelessness. It also describes how educators faced unique challenges and creatively found solutions to educating students without a stable home or an appropriate place to attend school remotely. Each county offers promising examples of ways to provide instruction and learning supports to students without homes and meaningful ways to deliver urgently needed social-emotional, mental health, and well-being assistance to students and families, including meeting basic needs such as food and shelter. The report also describes innovative ways that the counties addressed technology and connectivity gaps that resulted from the shift to distance learning and collaborated with community-based partners.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Homeless People, At Risk Students, Student Needs, Distance Education, Access to Education, Mental Health, Well Being, Hunger, Housing, Counties, Access to Computers, Internet, Educational Technology, School Community Programs, Federal Legislation, Barriers, Intervention
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety at WestEd
Identifiers - Location: California
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987
Grant or Contract Numbers: S424B180004
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