Absenteeism in school districts throughout Florida skyrocketed beginning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and, confounding ...

Florida is facing an attendance crisis with chronic absenteeism rates remaining at record highs and student learning at risk.

Florida reopened schools earlier than some states but faces the same challenges of large shares of students missing a lot of ...

In tenth grade he estimated he missed nearly 60 days of school, or a third of the academic year. He is part of an alarming trend. Absenteeism across Florida skyrocketed beginning with that COVID ...

A Florida State Senator has introduced a bill aimed to address chronic absences by students attending public schools. Sign up for our Newsletters Senate bill 938, which was introduced by ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers during the upcoming legislative session could look to address the problem of chronic absenteeism among public school students. Data collected by the Florida ...

The 74 reports that dozens of bills nationwide seek to address chronic absenteeism, and while some focus on support and ...

In Florida, districts have the option to ... Sarasota, like other districts, first started tackling absenteeism at the school level. They increased the number of counselors on campuses and placed ...

Recent data revealed a troubling trend in Florida: chronic absenteeism, with students missing 10% or more of the school year. Since 2018, Florida has seen a staggering 54.5% increase in chronic ...

If a student misses 10% of the school year or more, it's considered chronic absenteeism. And in Florida, one school district struggling with these absences says part of the problem is that kids ...

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