Articles for Homeless Students

Disney trips meant for homeless students went to NYC school employees’ kids, officials say
3 months, 1 week ago

Disney trips meant for homeless students went to NYC school employees’ kids, officials say

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Six employees of New York City’s public school system took their children or grandchildren on trips to Disney World, New Orleans and other locations using tickets that were meant for homeless students, investigators said in a newly released report. The trips intended as enrichment for students living in shelters and other temporary housing also included excursions to …

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Editorial: FAFSA is a nightmare for homeless students. Why haven’t we fixed it?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: FAFSA is a nightmare for homeless students. Why haven’t we fixed it?

LA Times  

Los Angeles City College student Josefina Sebastian looks at her laptop in her room at Dunamis House, a Boyle Heights residence for college students who are at risk of homelessness. Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020 because lawmakers recognized that the long, complicated form discouraged students and families from applying for financial aid, and many couldn’t afford to …

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Editorial: Homeless college students just need safe overnight parking. How tough can that be?
1 year ago

Editorial: Homeless college students just need safe overnight parking. How tough can that be?

LA Times  

Cal Poly Humboldt students Brad Butterfield and Maddy Montiel prepare to move their campers on Nov. 17. Two years ago, Long Beach City College officials decided they had to do something to help homeless students who lived out of their cars, at least until it could find housing for them. Opinion Editorial: Let California’s homeless community college students park overnight …

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Schools lost track of homeless kids during the pandemic. Many face a steep path to recovery
1 year, 4 months ago

Schools lost track of homeless kids during the pandemic. Many face a steep path to recovery

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — By the time Aaliyah Ibarra started second grade, her family had moved five times in four years in search of stable housing. “I know them now.” Homeless students often fell through the cracks during the tumult of the pandemic, when many schools struggled to keep track of families with unstable housing. Many education leaders, Duffield said, don’t even …

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California bill would give $1,000 a month in short-term guaranteed income to homeless high school seniors
2 years, 6 months ago

California bill would give $1,000 a month in short-term guaranteed income to homeless high school seniors

LA Times  

A new state bill would give $1,000 a month to homeless high school seniors for five months, from April of a student’s senior year until August. Joining a growing tide of guaranteed-income programs across California, a state bill making its way through the Legislature would give $1,000 a month to unhoused high school seniors. Introduced by state Sen. Dave Cortese, …

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For a learning pod of homeless students, school days unfold in a motel carport
4 years ago

For a learning pod of homeless students, school days unfold in a motel carport

LA Times  

A dozen bleary-eyed children bundled in sweaters, jackets and knit caps trickle into the motel carport, taking seats at metal desks evenly spaced atop the gasoline-stained concrete. They are just a fraction of the L.A. Unified School District’s estimated 11,000 homeless students, who, according to data, are especially vulnerable to the pandemic’s learning impacts: lower grades, attendance rates and online …

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