Necessary, but not sufficient: The Mckinney-Vento act and academic achievement in North Carolina

Children and Schools

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 179-185

  Hendricks, George ^a   Barkley, William ^b  

^a METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; end of grade test scores; homeless education; homelessness; McKinney Vento Act

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869195703     PISSN: 15328759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cs/cds007     Document Type: Article

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