Hope SardellaJan 6

The Hidden Barrier to College Success: Why Stable Housing Matters More Than Anyone Admits

College is often sold as a ladder out of poverty—but what happens when the ladder is missing its first rung? For thousands of students across the country, the biggest obstacle to earning a degree isn’t academics, tuition, or even childcare. It’s something far more basic: a safe, stable place to live.
https://themossytypewriter.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/the-hidden-barrier-to-college-success-why-stable-housing-matters-more-than-anyone-admits/

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The Hidden Barrier to College Success: Why Stable Housing Matters More Than Anyone Admits

By Hope Sardella College is often sold as a ladder out of poverty—but what happens when the ladder is missing its first rung? For thousands of students across the country, the biggest obstacle to e…

The Mossy Typewriter
Houston Public MediaJan 31, 2024

In Houston ISD, a program intended to meet the basic needs of students is shifting focus from food access to truancy and dropout prevention.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2024/01/30/475810/homeless-office-cuts-wraparound-services-shift-and-sunrise-skepticism-what-is-houston-isd-doing-for-unhoused-families/

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Homeless Office cuts, Wraparound Services shift and Sunrise skepticism — what is Houston ISD doing for unhoused families?

In Houston ISD, a program intended to meet the basic needs of students is shifting focus from food access to truancy and dropout prevention. The changes come on the heels of a major reduction in the size of HISD’s Homeless Services Office, from 40 workers to 12. Even with a $12 million investment in the new Sunrise Center initiative, some community members worry that HISD is on the wrong path. 

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaDec 26, 2023

As Houston ISD ramps up its new Sunrise Center program to serve the district’s more than 6,000 homeless students, at least one unhoused child slipped through the cracks — and her mother ended up in jail for eight days. What happened?

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2023/12/26/473113/homeless-houston-isd-student-removed-from-school-after-absences-mother-arrested-due-to-alleged-terroristic-threat/

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Homeless Houston ISD student removed from school after absences, mother arrested due to alleged ‘terroristic threat’

As Houston ISD ramps up its new Sunrise Center program to serve the district’s more than 6,000 homeless students, at least one unhoused child slipped through the cracks — and her mother ended up in jail for eight days. What happened?

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaOct 17, 2023

Report: Houston ISD issued homeless students nearly 2,000 out-of-school suspension days last year

The report found that 9th grade students had the largest proportion of in-school suspensions, out-of school suspensions, referrals to Disciplinary Alternative Education Program and expulsions to the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2023/10/17/466916/report-houston-isd-issued-homeless-students-nearly-2000-out-of-school-suspension-days-last-year/

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Report: Houston ISD issued homeless students nearly 2,000 out-of-school suspension days last year

The report found that 9th grade students had the largest proportion of in-school suspensions, out-of school suspensions, referrals to Disciplinary Alternative Education Program and expulsions to the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program. 

Houston Public Media