Packet for Parents Facing Incarceration
This sample packet from Adrian Public Schools in Adrian, MI, provides information to assist parents facing incarceration with making appropriate arrangements for their children. Included in the packet area checklist of tasks for parents facing incarceration, a list of frequently asked questions, a blank power of attorney form, a sample completed power of attorney form, and a flyer about the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education program.
Date added: March 20, 2008
Access to Higher Education for Students Experiencing Homelessness
This new NCHE Information by Topic webpage provides valuable information on assisting homeless students in accessing higher education. Information is included on assisting homeless unaccompanied youth in accessing federal financial aid through the FAFSA, getting fee waivers for homeless students to take the ACT and SAT college entrance exams, and more.
Date added: 3/19/08
Blueprint for Change: Education Success for Children in Foster Care
The Blueprint for Change, from the Legal Center for Foster Care and Education , is an informative resource for people interested in ensuring that children in foster care have the best chance possible to succeed educationally. Blueprint's 8 goals for youth, and benchmarks for each goal indicating progress toward achieving education success, are a framework for direct case advocacy and system reform efforts. Following each goal are national, state, and local examples of policies, practices, programs, and resources that exist to improve educational outcomes for children in foster care.
Date added: 2/28/08
Special Education Decisions for Children in Foster Care:
Everyone Has a Role
This April 2007 article from the Legal Center for Foster Care and Education addresses who is the right individual to act in the education decision maker role. It is written for all individuals involved in a child welfare case, from judges and attorneys to parents, foster parents, and caseworkers. While not all of these individuals can themselves make education decisions, they all have a role in ensuring that the appropriate decision maker is identified.
Date added: 2/28/08
America's Invisible Children
Host Joan Lunden looks at the dire state of homeless children and their struggle to get a basic education. America's Invisible Children shares the personal stories of some of the 1.3 million homeless children in the U.S. who overcome unimaginable obstacles every day, in order to stay in school and break the cycle of poverty. This video shatters preconceived notions of homelessness, reminding us of the hidden victims of homelessness—the children.
Date added: 2/19/08
Toward Understanding Homelessness: The 2007 National Symposium on Homelessness Research
On March 1–2, 2007, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsored the second National Symposium on Homelessness Research. This publication is a compendium of the 12 papers prepared for and presented at the Symposium. Among the papers' topics are homeless families and children, homeless youth, and rural homelessness.
Date added: 2/12/08
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