SchoolHouse Connection and Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan are excited to launch updated Data Profiles on Child and Youth Homelessness, which now include four years of federal homelessness data. Users can examine data at the state, county, local educational agency, U.S. Congressional district, and state legislative district levels.

We’ve also added new features that allow users to explore which school districts are likely to be under-identifying students experiencing homelessness; which districts are likely severely under-funded to serve students experiencing homelessness; and chronic absence rates and high school graduation rates for homeless students compared to state averages.

This webinar will demonstrate how the data profiles can be used to educate the public and policymakers, and to improve practices.

Presenters:
Barbara Duffield – Executive Director, SchoolHouse Connection
Jennifer Erb-Downward – Director of Housing Stability Programs and Policy Initiatives, Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan