Barbara Duffield

Barbara Duffield

Barbara Duffield is executive director of SchoolHouse Connection, which focuses on the early care and education of children and youth experiencing homelessness.

From the Author
Research
New report: How districts in 7 states are helping chronically absent homeless kids
Nearly half of these at-risk students regularly miss class. Here are some common-sense approaches to finding and bringing them back to school.
Source: Analysis by Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. *Note: Data retrieved from Ed, Data Express Chronic Absenteeism Rate, data group 195 and 655 and NCES Table 204. The percentage for economically disadvantaged students chronically absent is an estimate based on the number of economically disadvantaged students chronically absent divided by the total number of free and reduced price lunch eligible students in the United States. These two groups do not necessarily define economic disadvantage in the same way.
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