Remembering Mary Jean LeTendre

Apr 11, 2019 | Guest Blog, SHC Perspectives

By Barbara Duffield, Executive Director, SchoolHouse Connection Mary Jean LeTendre, a heroine for homeless education, passed on April 6, 2019. After a career as a teacher and a reading specialist, Mary Jean directed the federal Title I program from 1985 to 2001 as...

When a youth is not homeless because they have been living for many years in fixed, regular and adequate housing with a grandparent, but the grandparent is not the guardian, how should they apply for FAFSA?

Feb 13, 2018 | Q and A

Answer: If the grandparent is not the legal guardian, then the student is neither independent nor should provide the grandparent’s information.  The parents’ information would still be required.  The way to navigate this situation is to seek a “dependency override”...

Higher Education Matters: Three New Studies

Feb 13, 2018 | Featured Research

Post-secondary education is increasingly necessary to obtain a job that pays enough to afford housing. As such, it is a critical strategy to help children and youth escape homelessness, and prevent future homelessness. Three new studies shed light on the challenges...

I’m writing to request confirmation that a student who missed the lottery in a magnet school is still eligible to enroll immediately, based on the Every Student Succeeds Act and McKinney-Vento, if the school has space in the specific grade level.

Feb 13, 2018 | Q and A

Answer: Yes, you are correct. The applicable language from the McKinney-Vento Act, as amended by ESSA, states: “(C) IMMEDIATE ENROLLMENT- (i) IN GENERAL.– The school selected in accordance with this paragraph shall immediately enroll the homeless child or youth,...

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