Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 20—A recent report by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli stated that chronic absenteeism rates among New York public and ...

Chronic absenteeism has become a pressing challenge for the nation’s schools. The stories are ubiquitous, featuring headlines like last week’s New York Times’s front-pager “Why School Absences Have ...

Ever since schools were shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, chronic absenteeism among American schoolchildren has skyrocketed. Nearly 15 million schoolchildren (almost 30 percent of all K-12 ...

Five years after the start of the pandemic, one of the most surprising ways that school has profoundly, and perhaps permanently, changed is that students aren’t showing up. Here are some insights from ...

(The Center Square) – Chronic absenteeism affects the dropout rate, which in turn affects crime and the economy, Georgia lawmakers were told. The House of Representatives and the Senate have special ...

In 2020, it started to become clear that the COVID-19 pandemic would have far-reaching implications for more than just physical health. Students were suddenly learning online instead of in the ...

EdSource · College students repackage dining hall food waste to feed hungry peers College students repackage dining hall food waste to feed hungry peers April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses ...

The Indiana Department of Education released chronic absenteeism data on Wednesday. Last year John Keller, Indiana Department of Education’s chief academic officer, asked the Indiana State Board of ...

Dr. Chase Samsel, a psychiatrist at Boston Children's Hospital, discusses the impacts absences during the Newton teacher's strikes might have on students. Dr. Chase Samsel, a psychiatrist at Boston ...

School is out for the summer, but student absenteeism is an issue that we should care about as a community at any time of the year. It’s not an exaggeration to call chronic absenteeism one of the ...

A new study from City Education Partners reveals that approximately one in four children in the city are chronically absent. A chronically absent student is a student who misses at least 10% of the ...

A recent report by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli stated that chronic absenteeism rates among New York public and charter school students increased sharply as schools transitioned back to ...