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Can Bikes Reduce Chronic Absenteeism for Detroit Students?
Hannah Dellinger
October 13, 2025
Homeless Student Counts in California Are Up. Some Say That’s a Good Thing
Carolyn Jones
July 19, 2025
What Indiana’s New Absenteeism Law Actually Does — and Doesn’t Do to Attendance Policies
Casey Smith
July 17, 2025
Mental Health Programs Could Bear Brunt of $600M Federal Cuts to Texas Schools
Stephen Simpson
July 16, 2025
5 Years Later: My Pandemic Predictions on Learning Loss, Disengagement and More
Chad Aldeman
March 12, 2025
Chronic Absenteeism Worst in Kindergarten, 9th and 12th Grades, State Data Shows
Bella DiMarco
February 27, 2025
Detroit District Offered Gift Cards For Perfect Attendance. 4,936 Kids Earned It
Lori Higgins
February 22, 2025
Report: South Carolina Students Skip A Lot. The Problem Helps Explain Dismal Test Scores
Skylar Laird
October 18, 2024
To Curb Chronic Absenteeism, NYC Schools Embrace Data and Peer Connections
Mia Hollie
September 30, 2024
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Nearly 30% of Michigan Students are Missing Too Much School
Isabel Lohman & Mike Wilkinson
September 18, 2024
Indiana Officials Say Chronic Absenteeism Rates Improving, but More Work Ahead
Casey Smith
September 17, 2024
LAUSD Struggling with Chronic Absenteeism Years After the Pandemic
Ben Chapman
September 4, 2024
Ohio School-to-Prison Pipeline Bolstered by ‘Exclusionary Discipline,’ Absenteeism
Susan Tebben
September 3, 2024
Virginia Students Make Some Gains on Annual Test Scores; Schools See Less Absenteeism
Nathaniel Cline
August 30, 2024
How Ohio Schools Reduced Chronic Absenteeism
Anthony James
August 13, 2024
Extreme Heat is Making Schools Hotter — and Learning Harder
Jessica Kutz
August 7, 2024
In Troubling Shift, English Learners Outpace Peers in Chronic Absenteeism in CA
Amanda Geduld
August 5, 2024
Houston Students Aren’t Staying in the Classroom Post-Pandemic
Miranda Dunlap
July 26, 2024
An LA School Battles Chronic Absenteeism With Washers and Dryers
Jinge Li
July 17, 2024
Maryland Ed Boards Approve Goals: Test Scores, Absenteeism, Teacher Diversity
William J. Ford
June 27, 2024
1 in 4 Iowa Students are Chronically Absent from School
Jack O'Connor
June 14, 2024
5 Million Kids in Poverty: As Funds Expire, a Fresh Call to Confront the Crisis
Marianna McMurdock
April 7, 2024
Chronic Absenteeism Rises in Texas Schools Post-Pandemic
Claudia Lorena Silva
April 4, 2024
‘We Are in a Different Place’: CDC Lifts 5-Day Isolation Guidelines for COVID
Helena Oliviero & Stephanie Lamm
March 9, 2024
Learning Loss Win-Win: High-Impact Tutoring in DC Boosts Attendance, Study Finds
Linda Jacobson
March 1, 2024
Report: Schools Won’t Recover from COVID Absenteeism Crisis Until at Least 2030
Linda Jacobson
January 31, 2024
1 in 5 Students, Majority of Native American Pupils, Chronically Absent in SD
Makenzie Huber
January 11, 2024
Maryland Report Card: Fewer Schools at Five-Star Status
William J. Ford
December 29, 2023
Absenteeism Crisis: Data Show Surge in Missing Suburban, Rural, Latino Students
Joshua Bay
December 7, 2023
One Teacher’s Struggle with Chronically Absent Students in Los Angeles
Jinge Li
November 28, 2023
Absenteeism: All Hands on Deck for Silent Educational Crisis
Niki Kelly
November 28, 2023
COVID Funds Help Hawaii Schools Tackle Absenteeism. What Happens When They Run Out?
Megan Tagami
November 13, 2023
6 Hidden & Not-So-Hidden Factors Driving America’s Student Absenteeism Crisis
Greg Toppo
November 7, 2023
Ohio Sets Goals to Attack School Absenteeism
Susan Tebben
November 3, 2023
Post-Pandemic, 2 Out of 3 Students Attend Schools With High Chronic Absenteeism
Linda Jacobson
October 12, 2023
Thousands of Indiana Kids Missed More Than 10 School Days Last Year, Data Show
Casey Smith
October 10, 2023
Soaring Chronic Absenteeism in California Schools is at ‘Pivotal Moment’
Carolyn Jones
September 18, 2023
Attendance Gap: New Data from Minnesota Reveals Chasm in Chronic Absenteeism
Beth Hawkins
September 14, 2023
New Study: Kids Who Scored Worst on NAEP Missed the Most School Before the Test
Phyllis W. Jordan
August 14, 2023
More Disturbing NAEP Findings: Teens Don’t Read for Fun and Are Often Absent
Patrick Kelly
June 26, 2023
How One NYC School Rebounded From the Pandemic By Re-engaging Students & Staff
Marianna McMurdock
June 26, 2023
As Reading Instruction Shifts, Absenteeism and Tardies Can Lead to Poor Outcomes
Rupen Fofaria
May 23, 2023
Come to Class, Win a Toyota: Districts Launch Campaigns to Boost Attendance
Asher Lehrer-Small
September 28, 2022
74 Interview: Seeing the Nuances Behind the Chronic Absenteeism Crisis
Asher Lehrer-Small
July 27, 2022
7 Things We Learned About COVID’s Impact on Education From Survey of 800 Schools
Jasmine De Leon
July 19, 2022
Student Voice: Pandemic Attendance Crisis is About More Than COVID
Andre Young
July 18, 2022
Mental Health, Teacher Shortages, Uvalde: Students Talk 2022’s Key School Issues
Asher Lehrer-Small
July 6, 2022
Student ‘Mental Health Days’ Catching On In More States
Kevin Mahnken
March 8, 2022
Over 9,600 NYC Students Reported to Child Protective Services Since Aug. 2020
Asher Lehrer-Small
January 27, 2022
Students in Majority Black Schools Now a Full 12 Months Behind White Peers
Beth Hawkins
December 14, 2021
NYC Won’t Say How Many Kids Are in School This Year. New Fears About Mass Exodus
Asher Lehrer-Small
October 22, 2021
Exclusive Data: Absenteeism Surged Among English Learners During Pandemic
Asher Lehrer-Small
September 30, 2021
Absentee Data from 5 School Districts Show Alarming Trends
Phyllis W. Jordan & Emily Bailard
May 25, 2021