Chronic absenteeism has become one of the most persistent challenges facing American schools since the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

As educators nationwide grapple with stubbornly high levels of student absences since the pandemic drove schools into disarray five years ago, Oklahoma prosecutor Erik Johnson says he has the solution ...

But it's not too late to address the state's chronic absenteeism epidemic. New York State does not set a specific number of ...

THE STORY FROM CITY HALL. SCHOOL OFFICIALS POINT OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM NOT JUST HERE IN THE CITY, BUT NATIONWIDE. AND EVEN THOUGH THE ABSENTEEISM RATES WENT DOWN SLIGHTLY, THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF ...

Alarmed by stubborn patterns of persistent student absences, state lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills aiming to make school attendance a priority. Legislators from both parties in 20 states ...

This report documents the associations between teacher and student absenteeism across grade levels and before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic to understand whether teacher absences represent ...

“Taylor dropped a new album.” “Resting up from my vacay.” “Netflix binge last night.” Those were among the “lame excuses” for ...

HUNTER, N.D. — Students at Northern Cass have teamed up to combat a problem all schools face. The growing issue of chronic absenteeism in the school. But the students found a way to tackle the topic ...

The share of Louisiana students who regularly miss school dropped 2 percentage points last year — a notable improvement after absenteeism rates climbed two years in a row. The state’s chronic ...

BALTIMORE — State education leaders will start tracking student absences on a monthly basis, continuing their efforts to address the massive spike in absenteeism following COVID-19 school shutdowns.

Oklahoma's 19% chronic absenteeism rate beats the national average of 21% as schools work to keep kids in class.