Public Education
Denver Public Schools appeals to parents as 1 in 3 students stayed chronically absent last school yearDenver Public Schools is aiming to create a “partnership with parents” to address chronic absenteeism – estimating about 33,000 students missed more than 10% of the 2024-25 academic year, or… Read More
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As chronic absenteeism rises, North Carolina revises policy so students can no longer fail classes based on attendanceStarting this school year, North Carolina students cannot fail a class based solely on attendance. Before this policy change, students could have received a failing grade of “FF” even if… Read More
Public Education
Texas public school funding incentivizes student attendance, not just enrollment, and districts are noticingEducational administrators in Texas are urging public-school students to attend classes – not just for better learning, but for increased revenue. “I think, when people think about education, they’re not… Read More
Education
Colorado state education board plans to address students underperforming, absenteeism(The Center Square) – While some Colorado students are performing better in testing than prior to the pandemic, a large percentage of students continue to underperform testing expectations. The State… Read More
Public Education
Michigan still suffering from high chronic absenteeism after COVID-19 pandemicDespite a slight decline in chronic absenteeism in the last school year, Michigan is still battling to bring more students back to classrooms since the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our students need… Read More
Public Education
Nonprofit to hand out DC taxpayer cash to families in fight to stop kids ditching school(Daily Callers News Foundation) – A Washington, D.C., nonprofit is launching a program to shell out thousands of dollars of taxpayer money in part so parents will send their kids… Read More
Public Education
New Mexico reports worsening chronic absenteeism despite multi-million-dollar investmentsNew Mexico has one of the highest rates of chronic absenteeism in the country. According to a new report to the… Read More
Public Education
Report: Chronic absenteeism in public schools a national crisis(The Center Square) – A record number of students are skipping school, propelling chronic absenteeism to a national crisis, according to an analysis of public-school attendance data. The analysis comes… Read More
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School attendance nationwide is suffering from ‘long COVID,’ report findsThe CDC will soon drop the last vestiges of COVID-19 guidelines, but the problems of the pandemic are not so easily undone in public schools. A report from the American… Read More
Missouri
Chronic absenteeism contributing to Missouri’s stagnant student test scores(The Center Square) – Nearly one in four Missouri students are absent from school more than 10% of the school year, according to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary… Read More
Public Education
Florida legislators aim to crack down on chronic absenteeism in public schoolsFlorida lawmakers preparing to return to work Jan. 9 are set to address rising rates of chronic absenteeism among public school students. Data from the Florida… Read More
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Wisconsin students missing class at alarming rates over past decade, report says(The Center Square) – Many children in Wisconsin schools have not returned to class since the COVID outbreak. A new report from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty looks… Read More
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Report: Indiana chronic absences in schools doubles in six years(The Center Square) – Indiana’s number of students chronically absent from school has more than doubled from six years ago. Nearly 25% percent, or 256,010, were considered chronic absentees in… Read More
Public Education
Kansas schools continue to see a decrease in attendance three years post-pandemicThree years since the pandemic caused public schools to resort to online learning, Kansas schools are continuing to see a decrease in attendance. More than one in four Kansas… Read More
Public Education
More teachers are skipping school post-COVID than ever beforeMany education officials are concerned with the rise of chronic absenteeism among students. After all, schools can’t teach if students don’t attend. But an equally pressing, though less publicized, issue… Read More