Bridging the Graduation Gap: Why School Stability Is Key for Homeless High School Students
Type
Year published
Accession number
25717
Title
Bridging the Graduation Gap: Why School Stability Is Key for Homeless High School Students
Series
Education
Organization
Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness
Abstract
This report from the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness (ICPH) looks at the effects of housing instability, midyear school transfers, and chronic absenteeism on four-year high school graduation rates among homeless students. Using data from New York City public schools in 2017, nearly one in every 10 graduate had experienced homelessness at some point during high school. ICPH discusses the importance of maintaining school stability since students who are homeless but are not chronically absent and do not transfer schools during the school year complete high school at similar rates as their housed peers. (author abstract modified)
Availability details
Available free of charge on the ICPH website at: https://www.icphusa.org/reports/grad-gap/