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The U.S. Department of Education has released preliminary guidance to help states and school districts ensure that every homeless child or youth receives the same educational opportunities, including public preschool education, as other children. The McKinney-Vento program was reauthorized under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). It addresses the problems that homeless children face in school, such as low enrollment, poor attendance and lack of academic success. Changes described under the guidance include: School districts or schools cannot segregate homeless children in a separate school program within a school, based on homelessness alone. Schools must immediately enroll homeless students even if the students are unable to produce the records normally required by non-homeless students for enrollment. States and their school districts must ensure that homeless children are provided transportation--at the request of parents or guardians--to and from the school they attended prior to becoming homeless. School districts must designate a local liaison for homeless children and youths. SEETo access the guidance, visit http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SASA/hmlsprogresp.html.