Part C - McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001

The act sets out educational rights and responsibilities to children and youth who are experiencing homelessness. Each state and local educational agency shall ensure that each child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, provided to other children and youth. Further, homeless children and youth shall have access to the education and other services needed to ensure that they have an opportunity to meet the same challenging state student academic achievement standards to which all students are held.

La. State Department of Education - Special Populations - Homeless Children and Youth

Contact Information
Carolyn Colemen, Liaison to the Homeless
PH 225.226.3445