Youth Academic Advocates are an integral part of the way school districts accommodate homeless students, but a recent decision by the Columbus City School District has reclassified these workers as civil service employees, eliminating their union status. In response, the Columbus teacher鈥檚 union has filed labor practices charges against the district.
We鈥檒l take a look at the controversy surrounding this change and the challenges public schools face assisting homeless students in K-12.
GUESTS:
- Talisa Dixon, Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer,
- Machelle Kline, Chief of Student Services,
- Amy Bradley, Youth Academic Advocate,
- Susannah Wayland, State Homeless Education Coordinator,
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