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Information Briefs

Intersection of McKinney-Vento & IDEA

These carefully selected resources can add information and provide clarification to your McKinney-Vento knowledge base. Use them to more accurately identify and serve students and families experiencing homelessness. Feel free to share these links with others who provide McKinney-Vento supports.

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Fall 2025 Featured Best Practices for Supports & Services to Students Who Experience Homelessness [NEW]

Young Children

Revised Summer 2024 Virginia's Early Intervention and Public Preschool Programs
Summer 2014 Helping Young Children Grow & Learn: A Guide for Families & Shelter Providers
Fall 2013 Using the Best That We Know: Supporting Young Children Experiencing Homelessness

Special Education

Fall 2022 Intersection of McKinney-Vento & IDEA [NEW]
Winter 2014 Unlocking Potential! What Educators Need to Know About Homelessness and Special Education
Winter 2014 Unlocking Potential! What Families and Shelters Need to Know About Homelessness and Special Education

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth

Summer 2008 Identifying Homeless Youth On Their Own
Fall 2007 When School Is Home & Family: Supporting the Attendance and Success of Youth on Their Own

School Staff

Fall 2025 Best Practices for Supports & Services to Students Who Experience Homelessness
Summer 2020 Questions and Answers on Homeless Education
Fall 2013 What Educators Can Do: Homeless Children and Youth
Fall 2014 School Nurses: It's Not Just Bandages Anymore
Revised Spring 2014 Tips for Supporting Mobile Students
Summer 2006 Enrolling Homeless Students: First Step to the Schoolhouse Door
2010 Exploring Homelessness Through Young Adult Literature

Families and Others

Summer 2008 Resilience: Strengthening Relationships, Fostering Hope

* Publications dated before December 2015 are pre-ESSA and legal citations may have changed.