Mar 6, 2021 | COVID-19, Policy Updates
On Saturday, March 6, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, sending the $1.9 trillion package back to the House for final adoption. Senators approved by voice vote a bipartisan amendment offered by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Joe...
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...
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...