Category: Chronic Absenteeism
One-third of Native American students in California were chronically absent last year
With the vast majority of students at Algodones Elementary School in New Mexico residing at San Felipe Pueblo, the school […]
December 3, 2024
Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemic
Social worker Mary Schmauss, right, greets students as they arrive for school in October Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, New […]
December 3, 2024
These Native tribes are working with schools to boost attendance
Nationwide, Native students miss school far more frequently than their peers, but not at Watonga High School shown on Wednesday, […]
December 3, 2024
Tackling the student mental health crisis in rural Central Valley
Credit: Pexels / RDNE Stock project Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Born and raised in the […]
November 26, 2024
Treat chronic absenteeism in California like a public health emergency
Credit: Alison Yin/EdSource A silent crisis is unfolding in our schools and impacting millions of California students: chronic absenteeism. The consequences of […]
September 4, 2024
Helping students with mental health struggles may help them return to school
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource Students who are chronically absent from school are much more likely to struggle with mental […]
August 15, 2024
California districts try many options before charging parents for student truancy
Credit: Fermin Leal / EdSource While California’s school truancy law remains on the books, school districts in recent years appear […]
August 7, 2024
California ranks bottom third in overall child well-being, per new report
LAUSD’s Nueva Vista Elementary School in Bell. Photo Credit: Betty Márquez Rosales California’s children rank in the bottom third of […]
June 13, 2024
Calls, home visits, counseling help get California students back to school
When first grader Jordan Muñoz stopped going to school during the 2022-23 school year, his mother attributed it to depression, […]
April 9, 2024