Education Dept. releases new guidelines on how schools must help homeless students

The Department of Education released new guidance this week explaining how states and school districts can help the more than 1 million homeless children enrolled in public schools.

The guidance is aimed mostly at making sure schools identify homeless children and youths, and ensuring they have access to support services. It also encourages schools to remove barriers to enrollment, ensure students have transportation to and from school, and helping to get homeless kids on a track for college and a career.