ERIC Number: ED650376
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Feb
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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Supporting College Completion for Students Experiencing Homelessness. Best Practices in Homeless Education Brief Series
National Center for Homeless Education
Youth and young adults experiencing homelessness face many challenges while pursuing postsecondary credentials. Low education attainment is occurring in higher education institutions across the county, with more than a quarter of first-year college students not returning for their second year in community college. This National Center for Homeless Education brief: (1) provides information for State Coordinators, local liaisons, school counselors, and school social workers on supporting students experiencing homelessness transitioning from secondary to postsecondary education; (2) spotlights promising practices for supporting college completion for students experiencing homelessness; and (3) offers partnership strategies for supporting students experiencing homelessness with college completion.
Descriptors: Homeless People, Special Needs Students, Best Practices, Student Experience, College Graduates, Graduation Rate, College Programs, School Holding Power, Program Development, Family Income, School Statistics, Educational Attainment, Institutional Characteristics, Enrollment Rate, Academic Support Services, Student Personnel Services, Academic Persistence
National Center for Homeless Education. 5900 Summit Avenue #201, Brown's Summit, NC 27214. Tel: 800-308-2145; Fax: 336-315-7457; e-mail: homeless@serve.org; Web site: https://nche.ed.gov/
Related Records: ED574624
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) (ED), Office of School Support and Accountability (SSA)
Authoring Institution: National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)
Identifiers - Location: Florida; Georgia; Massachusetts (Boston)
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