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Brooklyn Eagle
1 month ago
Education

Got cold symptoms? Here's when kids should take a sick day from school

Schools are focusing on improving attendance as COVID-19 cases rise, impacting parents' decisions on when to send children to school. [ more ]
Fortune Well
1 month ago
Education

COVID guidelines have changed. Here's when a sick kid can go back to school

Schools are focusing on improving student attendance as COVID-19 cases increase, prompting discussions on when children should stay home. [ more ]
Brooklyn Eagle
1 month ago
Education

Got cold symptoms? Here's when kids should take a sick day from school

Schools are focusing on improving attendance as COVID-19 cases rise, impacting parents' decisions on when to send children to school. [ more ]
Fortune Well
1 month ago
Education

COVID guidelines have changed. Here's when a sick kid can go back to school

Schools are focusing on improving student attendance as COVID-19 cases increase, prompting discussions on when children should stay home. [ more ]
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Fortune
1 month ago
Education

Millions of kids are skipping school. Could the answer be recess - and giving them cash?

Offering organized sports during lunch improved student attendance, leading to a significant reduction in chronic absences at Medford High.
Chronic absenteeism remains a pressing issue in the U.S., with one in four students missing over 10% of the school year. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
Education

1.45 million California students are chronically absent. Can recess and cash get them back?

Chronic absenteeism remains a critical issue in schools, especially among low-income families, even as some rates show improvement post-pandemic. [ more ]
www.npr.org
4 months ago
US news

These teens were missing too much school. Here's what it took to get them back

Chronic absenteeism surged to 26% among U.S. students during the 2022-'23 academic year, up from 15% pre-pandemic, impacting students' graduation rates. [ more ]
TODAY.com
4 months ago
Education

Students fell behind during the pandemic. How 1 educator is closing the learning gap

Closing the COVID learning gap takes time and effort, with strategies like personal home visits being effective in reducing chronic absenteeism. [ more ]
TODAY.com
4 months ago
Education

Students fell behind during the pandemic. How 1 educator is closing the learning gap

Closing the COVID learning gap remains a challenge despite students being back in school full-time.
Los Angeles Unified School District is implementing strategies to mitigate learning loss and improve student attendance. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Education

Opinion | How to Reduce Student Absenteeism

Pandemic-related cultural shifts are contributing to chronic absenteeism in schools. Rethinking the culture of education by making learning engaging and student-centered can significantly reduce absenteeism rates. [ more ]
Fortune
1 month ago
Education

Millions of kids are skipping school. Could the answer be recess - and giving them cash?

Offering organized sports during lunch improved student attendance, leading to a significant reduction in chronic absences at Medford High.
Chronic absenteeism remains a pressing issue in the U.S., with one in four students missing over 10% of the school year. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
Education

1.45 million California students are chronically absent. Can recess and cash get them back?

Chronic absenteeism remains a critical issue in schools, especially among low-income families, even as some rates show improvement post-pandemic. [ more ]
www.npr.org
4 months ago
US news

These teens were missing too much school. Here's what it took to get them back

Chronic absenteeism surged to 26% among U.S. students during the 2022-'23 academic year, up from 15% pre-pandemic, impacting students' graduation rates. [ more ]
TODAY.com
4 months ago
Education

Students fell behind during the pandemic. How 1 educator is closing the learning gap

Closing the COVID learning gap takes time and effort, with strategies like personal home visits being effective in reducing chronic absenteeism. [ more ]
TODAY.com
4 months ago
Education

Students fell behind during the pandemic. How 1 educator is closing the learning gap

Closing the COVID learning gap remains a challenge despite students being back in school full-time.
Los Angeles Unified School District is implementing strategies to mitigate learning loss and improve student attendance. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Education

Opinion | How to Reduce Student Absenteeism

Pandemic-related cultural shifts are contributing to chronic absenteeism in schools. Rethinking the culture of education by making learning engaging and student-centered can significantly reduce absenteeism rates. [ more ]
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www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Education

Students Are Missing School at an Alarming Rate

Nearly 70% of highest poverty schools experienced widespread, chronic absenteeism in the 2021-22 school year compared to 25% before the pandemic.
Chronic absenteeism also increased in the most affluent schools to 14% from 3% before the pandemic.
Preliminary data from the 2022-23 school year suggests a slight improvement in chronic absenteeism, but the rates are still high. [ more ]
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