This year, at least six states enacted laws trying to reduce the number of students chronically absent from school. The ...

Parents—a vital link between students and schools—are key to any efforts to address the chronic absenteeism plaguing many schools across the country. But some educators report that parents’ attitudes ...

For the first half of the 2024-25 school year, overall K-12 student attendance rates have improved, continuing the progress seen over the past two years, according to a new analysis from SchoolStatus.

Across the country, schools are raising alarms about chronic absenteeism. News stories highlight rising numbers of missed days, legislators are demanding answers from districts, and educators are ...

Concern over student attendance has intensified since the pandemic, when chronic absenteeism rose sharply and has now only partially receded. Using daily attendance records covering all students in ...

A new paper from Carnegie Mellon University indicates that giving students more autonomy leads to better attendance and improved performance. The research was published in the journal Science Advances ...