The data on homeless students, 2011-12

The federal Department of Education has released new data for its Education for Homeless Children and Youths (EHCY) Program, which is designed to ensure that all homeless children and youth have equal access to public education by requiring states and districts to review and revise policies and regulations and remove barriers to enrollment, attendance, and academic achievement. Twenty-two percent of districts in the U.S. received a McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance subgrant in 2011-12, a 16 percent increase over a three-year period. In 2011-12, districts with and without subgrants reported 1,168,354 homeless students enrolled in school, a 10 percent increase from 2010-11 (1,065,794) and a 24 percent increase over the three-year period 2009-10 (939,903) to 2011-12. The number of students living in doubled-up and hotel/motel situations increased between 2010-11 and 2011-12, and the number of students whose primary nighttime residence was categorized as sheltered or unsheltered decreased. Of all homeless students in grades 3-8 in districts taking a state reading test, 51 percent (194,503) met or exceeded proficiency standards in reading in 2011-12. Of all homeless students grades 3-8 in districts taking a state mathematics test, 48 percent (185,851) met or exceeded proficiency standards in mathematics. And of all homeless students grades 3-8 in districts taking a state science test, 48 percent (71,703) met or exceeded proficiency standards in science in 2011-12. More

Source:  Public Education News Blast

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