National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-RiskJohn McLaughlin is the Federal Program Manager for the Title I, Part D Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk Program. He also manages the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program. Prior to that, he was the State Coordinator for homeless, neglected and delinquent education programs with the Minnesota Department of Education. He has been an educator in the fields of teaching English as a Second Language, migrant education, teacher education and service learning. John started out as a counselor at a group home for youth in New Haven, Connecticut in 1988 and has been an advocate and volunteer community and labor organizer for immigrants, migrant farm workers, refugees and the homeless in California, Japan, Michigan and Minnesota. He received his doctorate from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Temple University, PA.