McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act has been reauthorized and incorporated into No Child Left Behind. The reauthorization ensures educational rights and protections for children and youth experiencing homelessness. The federal government's legal definition of homelessness based on the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act is anyone who...
* Lacks a regular, fixed and adequate nighttime residence (substandard housing)
* Is sharing housing due to economic struggles
* Is living in a shelter, hotel or motel
* Is living in a public place not designated for sleeping (cars, parks)
* Is an unaccompanied youth
* Is a child or youth awaiting foster care placement