Research shows that systematic, early, relationship-focused outreach to families is key to reducing chronic absenteeism.

One school district gave parents “goodie bags” stuffed with resources for nutrition and medical care. Another district handed ...

By Dr. Joseph Novoa Libermann, a specialist in integrative women's health and bioidentical hormone balancing for the Marion ...

Alaska has some of the highest rates of chronic absenteeism in the nation — state data shows that more than 44,000 students ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Chronic absenteeism remains a problem at schools nationwide, but a new initiative at Trotwood Madison is trying to make sure kids return to school. District administrators credit ...

Six community meetings will explain attendance rules, connect families with supports; first session is Monday at Beaufort ...

Some days, it takes Elyazar Holiday two hours and four buses to travel the 20 miles from his home on the far west side of Detroit to his school on the edge of the east side of the city. Principal ...

With California struggling to lower student absences since the pandemic, state educational leaders have pledged to reduce chronic absenteeism by 50% over the next five years. California State ...

Several members of a new study group to examine Louisiana's high rates of student absenteeism pushed back this week against proposals to tie school district funding to attendance, warning that doing ...