Archive for Research

cross-sector coordination in the US and beyond

The widespread devastation of Hurricane Sandy provide another clear reminder of how “everyday things” like shelter, food, safety, and transportation can quickly be swept away. Andrew Zolli’s recent book “Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back” sheds some interesting light on how capacity to respond to such events and occurrences can be more purposefully developed.

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Freirean Leadership

Building upon my previous post on neighborhood effects, this article that I wrote with Tanya Brown and Rodney Hopson describes a “Freirean perspective” of educational leadership… Urban Education article by Miller, Brown, and Hopson

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Considering relationships and homelessness

A short video prepared for United Way board members in fall of 2011…

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fire at porchlight

this is a really tough situation for all the folks at Porchlight: http://www.news.wisc.edu/20213 please find a way to help!

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resposive systems of engagement

Schools and social service organizations should conceptualize and implement systems of differentiated practice for homeless students. The McKinney-Vento Act identifies a broad range of family settings and conditions that qualify them as homeless and the varying capacities and needs of this broad swath of students require diversified interventions. “One size fits all” modes of homeless […]

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importance of out-of-school effects…

Looking forward to reading Duncan & Murnane’s “Whither Opportunity” — it’s inclusion of out of school effects on children’s chances to learn and thrive brings to mind Rothstein’s (2004) work — including the following short excerpt: “Better school practices can probably narrow the gap. School reform, however, is not enough. In seeking to close the […]

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learning about student homelessness

Studies that employ longitudinal, mixed-method designs have particular promise for cultivating deep and authentic understandings of students’ experiences before and after periods of homelessness. Most empirical studies in the field to date have used quantitative measures to learn about issues such as student achievement, psychosocial perceptions, and physical/emotional health at specific points in time and, […]

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2011 opening doors update

The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness recently released its 2011 “Opening Doors” update… it gives a sense for trends in homelessness (including more families and double-ups) and lends insight into federal strategies… here’s the web address: http://www.usich.gov/opening_doors/annual_update_2011/

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changing trends and policies necessitates changing school roles

The data from the recently released NCHE report (showing an 18% increase in homeless students since the 07-08 school year), together with the release of the Interagency Council’s “Opening Doors” report indicated that schools’ engagement of homelessness must adapt in the years ahead. Not only are there more students, but they are more spread out […]

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Review of book on homeless youth

Newly published review: Street Kids: Homeless Youth, Outreach, and Policing New York’s Streets reviewed by Peter M. Miller — September 22, 2011 Title: Street Kids: Homeless Youth, Outreach, and Policing New York’s Streets Author(s): Kristina Gibson Publisher: New York University Press, New York ISBN: 0814732283, Pages: 288, Year: 2011 Search for book at Amazon.com

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