Category: Chronic Absenteeism
Chronic absences in early grades linked to higher risk of district transfers, study shows
Top Takeaways Chronic absences could be an “early warning signal” of student mobility. In grades K-3, Black students and students […]
February 24, 2026
Chronic absences in early grades linked to higher risk of district transfers, study shows
Top Takeaways Chronic absences could be an “early warning signal” of student mobility. In grades K-3, Black students and students […]
February 24, 2026
Control charts: A new tool to address absenteeism
Teams from 23 school districts attended the launch of the RAISE Network seeking to use data and collaboration to reduce […]
February 11, 2026
The predictive power of student attendance rates
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource One of the most important lessons from attendance data is that it’s predictive. For individual […]
February 4, 2026
If We Care About Learning, We Must Care About Kids’ Oral Health – The 74
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February 1, 2026
Attendance recovery policy: A solution for California’s chronic absenteeism?
Courtesy: Girls Inc. of Alameda County/Partnership for Children & Youth Since the pandemic, school districts nationwide have been struggling with […]
September 22, 2025
California joins effort to cut chronic absenteeism in half by 2030
School officials worry that the Trump administration’s policies on immigration are contributing to chronic absenteeism because some parents might be […]
August 22, 2025
Parents of truant students won’t face jail, sanctions under new bill
If a proposed bill, Assembly Bill 461, is passed, jail time and fines of up to $2,000 for for parents […]
April 28, 2025
Covid’s long shadow in California: Chronic absences, student depression and the limits of money
TOP TAKEAWAYS The Covid-19 pandemic amplified long-standing inequalities; there are no quick fixes to high chronic absentee rates and other […]
March 20, 2025