Analysis Of Mckinney-Vento

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The McKinney-Vento as amended by S. 896 the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 also known as McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, signed into law in 1987, covers many aspects of homelessness. The National Coalition for the Homeless states that the “McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act was the first—and remains the only—major federal legislative response to homelessness” (NCH). Originally, this act contained fifteen different programs that were included to aid the homeless population (United States Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD], 2007). The goal of this act is help the homeless receive the services this population needs. This act also defined what is considered homeless by the United States Government. In this policy analysis, I have chosen to focus on Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Title VII-B addresses homeless children and their rights to equal access to an education. The goal of this Title is to meet the needs of the children who meet the definition of homeless.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Homelessness has been a long standing problem in the United States dating back to the American Civil War and significantly increased during the Great Depression. After the Great Depression, even when the economy regained strength, homelessness continued to be a widespread problem (NLCHP, 2007). Due to the deindustrialization movement in 1950’s, many people lost their jobs. Factory jobs offered well-paid wages and needed little to no skill base. Therefore, during the deindustrialization movement, people were left with no source of income and no skills to find another job. As a result for the United States Government not establishing anything to a...

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...ersistent instability as measured by frequent moves over such period, it can also be considered homeless if the individual or family is fleeing or attempting to flee a domestic violence situation (such as dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or other dangerous or life threatening conditions) (The McKinney-Vento Act …).
Through Title VII-B of the act, it is intended to serve the youth who lack stable living conditions and “adequate nighttime residency” (The McKinney-Vento Act …). The U.S. Department of Education also states that, “Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is intended to ensure that homelessness does not cause these children to be left behind in school” (US department of edu). Within each state, a State Coordinator is appointed for the Education of the Education of Homeless Children and Youth. Their job is to create and im a plan

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