Barbara Duffield
@DuffieldBarbara
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Executive Director of SchoolHouse Connection. Passionate about advocacy, children and youth, art, music and yoga.
Joined November 2015
RT @ChiHomeless: Don't forget to share your thoughts about how CPS could better support homeless students!.
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RT @EmbarkGeorgia: 🎓 In college, university, or technical school in GA?. If you've experienced foster care or homelessness, your campus may….
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RT @ProjectHOPE_VA: Graduation can feel out of reach for students experiencing homelessness. Liaisons, counselors & school staff help them….
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RT @SchoolHouseConn: 🎓 Only 1 Month Left to Apply! Don’t miss the opportunity to apply (or help a student apply) for the @SchoolHouseConn S….
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RT @Bill_Tibbitts: New report from @SchoolHouseConn shows that 3,666 infants and toddlers were homeless in Utah during the most recent year….
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RT @FosterEdSuccess: NEW: We created a video series to help you understand best practices for supporting students in foster care. The serie….
fostercareandeducation.org
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RT @NationalCASAGAL: Contact your Senators & U.S. House Reps. Ask them to contact DOJ to inquire about the award terminations & express the….
nationalcasagal.org
Without these funds, the work of CASA/GAL programs across the country will be impacted along with more than 200,000 children...
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RT @FosterEdSuccess: How does the U.S. Department of Education support students in foster care? Learn more from a new resource by the Natio….
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RT @attendanceworks: 📄 Housing instability can impact attendance—but it’s not the whole story. These case studies show how schools are supp….
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RT @SchoolHouseConn: ⏰ Our June 1st scholarship deadline is only 6 weeks away! Visit for more info. 🎓 The scholarsh….
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RT @FosterEdSuccess: Nebraska recently passed legislation requiring a centralized education records system for students in care & creating….
bellwether.org
“Court-involved” students — those who are incarcerated, on probation, in foster care, in residential treatment facilities, or have concurrent adjudications — retain their full educational rights...
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RT @DanWuori: I’m excited to share that I’ll be moderating a new monthly webinar series from the @SaulZaentz Charitable Foundation called M….
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RT @FosterEdSuccess: "Foster youth face systemic barriers that make college success an uphill battle. College should be a place of opport….
imprintnews.org
The heartbreaking reality is that group homes do not prepare or support transition-age youth for college, writes Silas Rosfield.
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RT @UmichPoverty: #Homelessness, especially among families, is on the rise. An estimate from Poverty Solutions & @SchoolHouseConn found 681….
the74million.org
Housing instability can affect children’s cognitive and emotional development and ultimately their academic success.
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RT @GPSN_LA: How can schools help students facing homelessness get to class? @Edsource’s Betty Marquez Rosales talks to two organizations w….
edsource.org
Two organizations teamed up to combat the high rate of chronic absences among homeless students.
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RT @attendanceworks: 📄 Housing instability can impact attendance—but it’s not the whole story. These case studies show how schools are supp….
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RT @roddm1: SMOFI has given college scholarships to 110 students, amounting to over $400K since '01 (with a 88% graduation rate), and helps….
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RT @ProjectHOPE_VA: 🚀 Empowering youth who’ve experienced homelessness to achieve their educational dreams! The 2025 @SchoolHouseConn Schol….
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RT @phylliswjordan: A Rural California District Is a National Model for Reducing Absenteeism @GOVERNING @attendanceworks @SchoolHouseConn….
governing.com
Devastated by fire, then shut down by COVID-19, the school district in Paradise, Calif., has emerged as a leader in keeping homeless students in classrooms.
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