Columbus City Schools is taking steps to keep kids in the classroom. The daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates is carrying the tech torch. From weekend getaways to splurge-worthy affairs, these trips ...

This school has been able to increase attendance by building a culture of support and intervening immediately when a student ...

The top reasons students miss class are due to illness (67%), feeling down or experiencing anxiety (10%), oversleeping (9%), ...

Two Rhode Island cities with similar demographics have seen a massive gap emerge when it comes to attending school.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rick Hess is a scholar who writes about K-12 and higher education. Nationally, the share of students who are chronically absent ...

Vermont lawmakers are hoping to curb increasing rates of chronic absenteeism that school counselors say have only gotten ...

Chronic absenteeism has long been cited as one of the most severe lasting impacts of COVID-era school shutdowns. New research indicates that the problem is sticking around for groups of students ...

Schools are stepping up efforts to combat chronic absenteeism, a major factor in plummeting test scores and other problems educators have faced with students since the pandemic. Chronic absenteeism — ...

The solution to one of the most persistent problems in education today may lie in the work occurring in a small breakroom ...

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The percentage of Loudoun County Public Schools students who are chronically absent is continuing to decline, according to ...

The day after the Super Bowl has earned a notorious nickname among American workers: Super Sick Monday. And this year's ...