
Barbara Duffield
@duffieldbarbara
Executive Director of SchoolHouse Connection. Passionate about advocacy, children and youth, art, music and yoga.
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I’m excited to share that I’ll be moderating a new monthly webinar series from the Saul Zaentz Foundation™ Charitable Foundation called Meeting the Moment. Our first episode, which will air live at 12pm Eastern on Thursday, April 17, will spotlight the needs of young homeless children and


A Rural California District Is a National Model for Reducing Absenteeism GOVERNING Attendance Works SchoolHouse Connection governing.com/policy/a-rural…

🚀 Empowering youth who’ve experienced homelessness to achieve their educational dreams! The 2025 SchoolHouse Connection Scholarship is now open, providing crucial support for higher ed & beyond. Learn more & apply: ecs.page.link/6B2QX



#Homelessness, especially among families, is on the rise. An estimate from Poverty Solutions & SchoolHouse Connection found 681,180 children nationally under age 6 were experiencing homelessness in the 2022-2023 school year. Story from Bryce Covert & The 74: myumi.ch/xwd52

How can schools help students facing homelessness get to class? @Edsource’s Betty Marquez Rosales talks to two organizations working on it in California SchoolHouse Connection @AttendanceWorks edsource.org/2025/how-schoo…


📄 Housing instability can impact attendance—but it’s not the whole story. These case studies show how schools are supporting students experiencing homelessness through relationship-building, data use and compassionate policies. schoolhouseconnection.org/aw-shc-attenda… SchoolHouse Connection


Nebraska recently passed legislation requiring a centralized education records system for students in care & creating protections to promote seamless credit transfers when those students change schools. Those changes follow recommendations from this report bellwether.org/publications/t…


📄 Housing instability can impact attendance—but it’s not the whole story. These case studies show how schools are supporting students experiencing homelessness through relationship-building, data use and compassionate policies. schoolhouseconnection.org/aw-shc-attenda… SchoolHouse Connection





New report from SchoolHouse Connection shows that 3,666 infants and toddlers were homeless in Utah during the most recent year data is available. schoolhouseconnection.org/article/infant…


🎓 Only 1 Month Left to Apply! Don’t miss the opportunity to apply (or help a student apply) for the SchoolHouse Connection Scholarship — a life-changing program for students who have experienced homelessness. 🗓️ Deadline to apply: June 2, 2025 📲 More info: bit.ly/4ft67qf


Read the new data from SchoolHouse Connection:

