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student-attendance
TODAY.com
5 days 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 ]
The Ringer
1 month ago
Education

Why School Absences Have "Exploded" Across America

Chronic absenteeism rates have exploded across the country, with one-quarter of public school students now chronically absent.
Crises of learning and behavior are fundamentally linked to the problem of students not attending school regularly post-pandemic. [ more ]
Axios
4 months ago
Education

Biden administration unveils plan to halt declining student achievement

The Biden administration is taking action to address declining test scores and student attendance during the pandemic.
The plan includes providing more tutoring, after-school, and summer programs, as well as funding to tackle chronic absenteeism. [ more ]
The New Yorker
4 months ago
Education

Has School Become Optional?

Chronic absenteeism has nearly doubled in recent years.
Efforts to combat chronic absenteeism are just beginning. [ more ]
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TODAY.com
5 days 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 ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month 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 ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Education

A Crisis of School Absences

Chronic student absenteeism in the US has significantly increased since the start of the pandemic, reaching 28% in the 2021-22 school year.
Absenteeism has risen across all demographic groups, impacting both rich and poor districts, big and small schools. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Education

A Crisis of School Absences

Chronic school absenteeism in the U.S. has significantly increased since before the pandemic, affecting 26% of students in the most recent school year.
Absenteeism has become a widespread issue impacting students across all demographic groups, regardless of the school's socioeconomic status or size. [ more ]
www.npr.org
2 months ago
Education

Battling student absenteeism with grandmas, vans and a lot of love

Families in Pittsburgh Arlington receive wake-up calls and free van rides for students' school attendance.
Chronic absenteeism rates in the Pittsburgh Public Schools are high, impacting students' academic success. [ more ]
www.npr.org
3 months ago
Education

K-12 students learned a lot last year, but they're still missing too much school

Chronic absenteeism declined in 33 states from 2022-2023, but was still a problem in a few states
Students are making up for missed learning, but the gains are not enough to fully recover from pandemic losses [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 day 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 ]
Sacramento Bee
3 months ago
Education

Cough? Sore throat? More schools suggest mildly sick kids attend anyway

Confusion persists among parents regarding when to keep sick children home from school.
Widely varying guidance on school attendance during illness has contributed to nationwide chronic school absences. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
6 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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