Missing a day here or there may not seem like a problem. But school absences add up quickly. Missing two days a month—excused or unexcused—can add up to a child being considered chronically absent.

It is well-documented that school attendance, especially in kindergarten and first grade, is a predictor of reading proficiency after the third grade. Nationally, the COVID-19 “pandemic led to the ...

The event at the Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center brought together school teams to develop systems to help students consistently ...

An Estyn report said secondary school attendance rates could take a decade to recover to pre-pandemic levels Secondary school attendance rates could take a decade to recover to pre-pandemic levels, an ...

From shiny red pencils reading "My Attendance Rocks!" to countless plaques and ribbons and trophies and certificates and gold stars: For as long as anyone can remember, taking attendance — and ...

It’s the time of year when schools give out prizes - for sporting achievement, excellent work or for demonstrating qualities and values we see as important, such as kindness, respect and tolerance.

To truly engage students after two years of unprecedented disruption, schools need to look beyond perfect attendance awards and consider broader efforts that address barriers to school attendance, a ...

This post is by Beth Vaade, Madison Education Partnership (@MEP_WCER) Co-Director and Madison Metropolitan School District (@MMSDschools) Innovation Project Manager. Today’s post is the practitioner ...

Rhode Island's chronic absenteeism decreased by 10% during the 2023-2024 school year. Rhode Island ranks high nationally in academic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. Consistent school ...