Rights for homeless students

 

EducationQuest Foundation hosted a webinar on March 10, 2009 to focus attention on homeless youth in Nebraska. Roger Reikofski, Nebraska State Homeless Education Coordinator, discussed relevant legislation and how to identify homeless youth in the community.

Click here to view the Homeless Liaison Letter.

If you missed the webinar, click on the link below to hear the entire presentation including a Q&A session. During the 60-minute presentation, you’ll learn: 

• Information about the McKinney-Vento Act – provides students in homeless situations equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to non-homeless students.
   
• The barriers homeless youths face – and how a youth is determined to be homeless.
   
• About the new FAFSA dependency questions regarding homeless and unaccompanied youth – and what it means for their financial aid eligibility.
   
• How to identify the homeless liaison in the high school or school district – and how to obtain the needed documentation.

 

 

If you have questions about the rights of homeless students, contact:

Joan Jurek
Director of College Planning, Omaha
JoanJ@educationquest.org
888-357-6300