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Student Well-Being How One District Reached Parents to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism
A Michigan school district is urging parents to make sure their children have fewer than five absences a year.
Sarah Tully, June 10, 2016
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Student Well-Being Chronic Absenteeism Could Be Low-Hanging Fruit for ESSA Indicator
ESSA calls for states to adopt another indicator for school accountability, in addition to students' academic achievement in math and language arts. Chronic absenteeism may be a good fit, finds a new policy analysis.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 28, 2016
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A Hamilton Project policy study using federal civil rights data finds that chronic absenteeism among states varies significantly by grade span. Elementary school absenteeism is higher in Northwestern states, for example.
A Hamilton Project policy study using federal civil rights data finds that chronic absenteeism among states varies significantly by grade span. Elementary school absenteeism is higher in Northwestern states, for example.
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Student Well-Being Chronic Absenteeism a Strong Choice for ESSA's 'Other Indicator,' Report Argues
ESSA calls for states to adopt another indicator for school accountability, in addition to students' academic achievement in math and language arts. Chronic absenteeism may be a good fit, finds a new policy analysis.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 28, 2016
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Families & the Community Texting: The Solution to Truancy
A high school student has proven there's a way to reduce chronic absenteeism—and it's not by taking parents to court.
Caroline Cournoyer, January 11, 2011
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Student Well-Being Opinion Not All School Attendance Data Are Created Equal
To address absenteeism, it's not enough to just look at numbers of school days students miss, write Russell Rumberger and Michael Gottfried.
Russell W. Rumberger & Michael Gottfried, June 7, 2016
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Student Well-Being Report Roundup Elementary Absenteeism
Absenteeism among children in the early-elementary grades is highest in kindergarten and has a positive correlation with poverty, says a study.
Mary C. Breaden, October 30, 2007
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Student Well-Being What the Research Says Good Principals Linked to Less Absenteeism
Effective principals can play a huge role in reducing student absenteeism, finds a study in Educational Researcher.
Denisa R. Superville, February 11, 2020
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Federal News in Brief Federal Officials Launch Anti-Absenteeism Efforts
The Obama administration has announced two new initiatives designed to raise awareness about and combat chronic absenteeism in schools.
Andrew Ujifusa, March 8, 2016
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Federal News in Brief White House Initiative to Target Absenteeism
The Obama administration last week launched an initiative aimed at reducing chronic absenteeism in public schools.
Evie Blad, October 13, 2015
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School & District Management News in Brief One School's Bad Data Skew National Absenteeism Ratings
Flawed data on student absences from one Maryland school district has skewed a national analysis. When the error was corrected and the analysis revised, the state dropped from having the highest rate of chronic absenteeism in the country to having the 10th highest rate.
Evie Blad, January 15, 2019
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Student Well-Being Rhode Island Partnership Takes On Issue of Chronic Absences
Parents and community groups join forces in Providence, R.I., to reduce chronic absenteeism; 32 percent of students missed at least a month of school in 2011.
Michele Molnar, April 3, 2013
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School & District Management What the Research Says Students' 'Commuting Stress' Can Worsen Absenteeism
The rise in absenteeism often seen when students move from middle to high school may come in part from more difficult commutes to school, according to a study in the American Educational Research Journal.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 22, 2019
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School & District Management How Bad Data From One District Skewed National Rankings on Chronic Absenteeism
Flawed attendance data from one Maryland school district skewed an entire national analysis, showing the difficulty of collecting and reporting data. The correction comes as absenteeism data take on new weight under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Evie Blad, January 9, 2019
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Early Childhood Chronic Absenteeism Challenges D.C. Public Schools' Preschool Program
The school system's early-childhood office requested research on preschool attendance, and found many of its most needy children are missing a substantial part of the school year.
Christina A. Samuels, January 27, 2015
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Student Well-Being From Our Research Center How Bad Is Student Absenteeism Right Now? Educators Tell Us
More than 60 percent of educators say that student absenteeism is higher this winter than it was in the fall of 2019.
Catherine Gewertz, January 13, 2022
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Student Well-Being Districts Work With Families to Curb Pre-K Absenteeism
Amid a national push to expand early education, officials in a number of cities work to combat chronic nonattendance among preschoolers, seen as a warning sign of issues in the later grades.
Christina A. Samuels, March 17, 2015
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School & District Management What the Research Says Most Schools Have Early-Warning Systems. Some Kids Are Still Getting Lost
A study finds that one such system prevented absenteeism among some students but not others.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 27, 2024
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Education Absenteeism Is School Officials' 'Major Problem'
When absenteeism increased last year in the Dallas Independent School District, resulting in the loss of more than $1 million in state aid, school officials drafted a new policy requiring that any student who misses more than 10 classes during the school year automatically receive a failing grade.
Susan G. Foster, February 9, 1983
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College & Workforce Readiness Chronic Absenteeism Tackled in New Campaign
As many as 7.5 million American students miss 18 or more days of school each year—some 10 to 15 percent of students, and a new public service campaign launched today is attempting to attack the problem.
Nirvi Shah, November 9, 2012
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School Climate & Safety Report Roundup Chronic Absenteeism
When a large number of students miss school regularly, it affects learning for everyone, even the kids who show up, a new analysis says.
Evie Blad, September 12, 2017
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