The share of “extreme” chronic absenteeism has fallen from 41% in 2021-22 to 23% in 2024-25, according to a 31-state analysis ...

But Maine is outpacing that average. More than 23% of Maine students are chronically absent, a figure that has remained ...

Today, compulsory attendance laws remain the primary regulatory mechanism through which states guarantee children’s access to ...

Rosenzweig: Afterschool programs, youth organizations and camps can bolster the social and emotional foundations that support ...

Yavapai County schools are using volunteer tutors and after-school programs to improve literacy and attendance rates.

Often known for bottom-tier educational rankings, Oklahoma has improved over the national average in a critical area: student ...

Across the country, teachers and education leaders continue to fight rising rates of student absences. Curbing chronic absenteeism among students is particularly in the post-pandemic era as educators ...

An analysis of state-reported chronic absenteeism data from 89 K-12 districts serving over 513,000 students finds that districts using SchoolStatus Attend reduced their chronic absenteeism rate by 18% ...

HARTFORD, CT. (WFSB) - New data is in from the state on chronic absenteeism in Connecticut schools. This comes as many students are returning back to the classroom this week. There is some good news ...

Illinois State Board of Education recently published its annual Illinois Report Card. The report card contains data on things like standardized test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism.

The chronic absenteeism rate is close to 30% or higher for some student groups in Wake County.

Baltimore County Public Schools has significantly reduced chronic absenteeism since the COVID-19 pandemic, outpacing statewide benchmarks even as Maryland statistics show 1 in 4 students are still ...