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Students Experiencing Homelessness in Washington’s K–12 Public Schools: 2016-2023 Trends, Characteristics, and Academic Outcomes

The number of students experiencing homelessness in Washington has reached its highest level ever recorded....
  • Education
  • Housing Crisis
  • Data Analysis
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: April 3, 2025
  • Dashboard

Local Data and Outcomes Dashboards: Student Homelessness in Washington’s K-12 Public Schools

These dashboards provide data on the characteristics and outcomes of students experiencing homelessness during the...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: January 10, 2025
  • Report

Students Experiencing Homelessness in Washington’s K–12 Public Schools: Trends, Characteristics, and Academic Outcomes, 2015-2022

  Imagine having a place to learn but no place to call home. According to...
  • Education
  • Housing Crisis
  • Data Analysis
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: November 2, 2023
  • Report

Mental Health, Hope, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Students Experiencing Housing Insecurity

This resource summarizes findings from the 2018 and 2021 Healthy Youth Survey (HYS), which is...
  • Education
  • Health
  • Data Analysis
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: November 8, 2022
  • Report

Washington State Student and Youth Homelessness COVID-19 Response Fund: Grantee Survey Results

This presentation summarizes findings from a survey of grantees of the Washington State Student and...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Families
  • Students
  • Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: October 4, 2021
  • Report

Students Experiencing Homelessness in Washington’s K–12 Public Schools: Trends, Characteristics, and Academic Outcomes, 2015 through 2019

Building Changes analyzed state data for five school years in this updated annual report on...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: June 24, 2021
  • Report

Survey on the Needs of Students Experiencing Homelessness in Washington State During the COVID-19 Crisis: Summary of Findings

This presentation summarizes findings from a statewide survey of McKinney-Vento liaisons conducted by Schoolhouse Washington,...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: May 12, 2020
  • Article

Statewide Survey Sheds Light on Student Needs During COVID-19 Crisis

Pandemic-related school closures have created additional barriers to education and basic needs for students experiencing...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: May 8, 2020
  • Report

Beating the Odds: How Can Schools and Districts Support Students Experiencing Homelessness?

Released under Building Changes’ Schoolhouse Washington project, this report summarizes findings from a study conducted...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: February 28, 2020
  • Article

How Schools Can Help Students Beat the Odds

School and district staff members play a significant role in improving students’ outcomes, especially for...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: February 26, 2020
  • Article

Academic outcomes for students experiencing homelessness are low across the state of Washington

Our in-depth data analysis finds academic outcomes for students experiencing homelessness far below their housed...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: September 29, 2019
  • Article

Student Homelessness Data: Local and On-Demand

Our dashboards offer instant access to the latest data broken down by school district, legislative...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: September 29, 2019
  • Report

Students Experiencing Homelessness in Washington’s K-12 Public Schools: Trends, Characteristics and Academic Outcomes, 2015-2018

Our annual in-depth analysis of student homelessness data from public schools across the state demonstrates...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: September 27, 2019
  • Article

Understanding family homelessness data—beyond the Point-in-Time count

Multiple data sources paint a clearer picture of the scale of homelessness in our region....
  • Housing Crisis
  • Coordinated Entry
  • Data Analysis
  • Families

Publish Date: June 25, 2019
  • Report

Academic outcomes for students experiencing homelessness are far worse than those for housed students

Our new in-depth analysis finds that students of color are impacted disproportionately and outcomes are...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: October 2, 2018

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