- Title Information
- Title
- Invisible Children and the Invisible Effect? An Analysis of the Implementation of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
- Abstract
- This thesis investigates the effectiveness of the implementation of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (MVHAA) through case studies of New York and Pennsylvania. The MVHAA mandates that states reduce homeless students’ barriers to accessing an equitable education. To analyze the act, I compared a high-performing state (New York) to a low-performing state (Pennsylvania) using a mixed-methods approach. Quantitatively, I analyzed homeless student identification and staffing patterns in both states. I conducted semi-structured interviews with policy advocates, program administrators, and homeless liaisons. New York more effectively implements the MVHAA because, independent of the act itself, it dedicates more resources, infrastructure, and attention to homeless students than Pennsylvania. The key barriers to improving the identification of homeless students and implementation of the MVHAA are underfunding, limited capacity of homeless liaisons, and lack of community awareness. Based on these findings, I provide policy recommendations regarding the implementation of the MVHAA in state EHCY programs.
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- Vakil, Mandana M.
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- Levitas, Anthony
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- thesis advisor
- Name:
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- Name Part
- Kraft, Matthew
- Role
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- reader
- Name:
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- Name Part
- Muhammad, Faatimah
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- reader
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- Brown University. Public Policy
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- 2021
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- Senior thesis (AB)--Brown University, 2021
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- Public Policy
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- Education
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- Policy
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- Homelessness
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- Inequality
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- Policy Analysis
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DOI
- 10.26300/wnt8-f302