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Highly Mobile Youth: How State Policy and Local Implementation Can Work Together to Support Youth

Publication Year:  2026  

Highly mobile youth (HMY)—students experiencing homelessness, foster care, migrant mobility, and/or juvenile justice involvement— face disruptions that undermine educational continuity and well-being. States play a pivotal role in coordinating systems across different sectors to address these challenges. This report examines two distinct state models: Colorado’s local-first, state-supported approach and Washington’s policy-driven, centralized model.

By UCLA Center for the Transformation of Public Schools and WestEd

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