The current education crisis isn’t just about the need to support student academic recovery–it’s also about teacher retention. As districts nationwide struggle to keep classrooms staffed, many fail to ...

A recent study found that chronic absenteeism among high schoolers has declined since its peak during the 2021-22 school year, but still has a way to go before returning to pre-pandemic levels. The ...

A new study has found that school absence leads to lower educational qualifications and poorer wellbeing in early adulthood.

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released its 2024-25 Chronic Absenteeism Report on Thursday. The report shows Mississippi’s chronic absenteeism rate rose to 27.6%, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -A new report on chronic absenteeism recently gave Ohio high marks for practices such as requiring schools to take attendance hourly but lower marks for investing in strategies to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. Mississippi-based educational software company SchoolStatus announced on ...

Of Harford County’s 54 public schools, 10 increased their rating in the Maryland Report Card while ratings for two dropped, according to state data released Tuesday. Superintendent Sean Bulson ...

A state senator emphasized that a new Indiana law changes how schools report chronic absenteeism data but does not alter local attendance policies or penalize families for excused absences. (Getty ...

Community schools in California significantly improved test scores while reducing rates of absenteeism and suspensions in their first year, according to a new report by the Learning Policy Institute.

Chronic absenteeism in Arizona high schools has decreased since its 2021-22 peak but remains above pre-pandemic levels. A recent report found that economically disadvantaged, American Indian, and ...