This school has been able to increase attendance by building a culture of support and intervening immediately when a student ...

New data suggests that Arlington Public Schools is making progress on lowering the rate of students being chronically absent ...

Students filmed and edited their own attendance PSA as part of a hands-on project to address chronic absenteeism at schools.

QUINCY − Students are back in school this fall with a new, stricter attendance policy in place. It reduces the number of unexcused absences allowed before academic consequences kick in. "As we begin ...

The City Council kicked off its new term in January promising to figure out why thousands of Baltimore children are frequently missing school — but nearly nine months later, a bill they almost ...

While the number of students missing school 10 or more days a year has fallen across the state since the height of the pandemic, they still have not reached pre-pandemic levels. Across the state, 25.4 ...

Across the nation’s schools, chronic absenteeism is up and student test scores are down, but how much is the former responsible for the latter? Research from before the pandemic consistently showed ...

Nearly 200,000 Hoosier students were considered chronically absent during the 2024-25 academic year, according to data from the Indiana Department of Education. (Getty Images) Fewer Hoosier students ...

Last spring, Alabama’s DeKalb County Schools invited local physicians to lunch. The reason: Too many students were missing ...

NEW HAVEN — When it comes to tackling chronic student absenteeism at the high school level, one New Haven principal said it's imperative to start with ninth graders. National research has long shown ...

Illinois' high school graduation rate has reached its highest point in 15 years, according to a community announcement. The 2025 Illinois Report Card released by the Illinois State Board of Education ...

ATLANTA — As the new school year approaches, Georgia lawmakers and educators are turning their attention to a growing concern across the state, chronic absenteeism. According to the Georgia Department ...