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  • 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
  • Other

Building Changes 2020 Legislative Agenda

Overview of Building Changes’ priority and support items for the 2020 state legislative session. Our...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Early Learning
  • Families
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: January 8, 2020
  • Article

Interviews and Data Reveal Lack of Support for Students and Families of Color Experiencing Homelessness

For the tens of thousands of students experiencing homelessness in Washington, the detrimental impacts of...
  • Education
  • Racial Equity
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: December 5, 2019
  • Article

Not Just a City Issue

Student homelessness is not a geographic-specific issue; it is a statewide issue that affects all...
  • Education
  • Racial Equity
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: October 30, 2019
  • 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

Creativity Abounds! Diversion in Housing & Schools

By Katara Jordan, Megan Veith, Klarissa Monteros, and Mehret Tekle-Awarun Building Changes has seen the...
  • Education
  • Diversion
  • Racial Equity
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: July 10, 2019
  • Article

Students and families of color help shape our student homelessness strategies

Wanting to ensure the menu is shaped by community expertise, we interviewed the people most...
  • Education
  • Families
  • Racial Equity
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: June 25, 2019
  • Article

Powerful voices propel legislative win for Homeless Student Stability Program

By Katara Jordan Last week marked an important milestone for Washington’s three-year old Homeless Student...
  • Education
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: May 31, 2019
  • Video

Building Changes: Advancing Solutions

Building Changes helps communities across the state of Washington make progress in the fight against...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Families
  • Racial Equity
  • Students

Publish Date: April 25, 2019
  • Article

Olympia Update: Major changes expected for students experiencing homelessness

By Megan Veith It’s been a very active legislative session, and the Building Changes policy...
  • Education
  • Early Learning
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: April 22, 2019
  • Article

2019 Policy Priority: The Homeless Student Stability Program

Schoolhouse Washington is a project of Building Changes and supports its 2019 Legislative Agenda, which...
  • Education
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: January 4, 2019

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