School districts in Ashtabula County are exploring different strategies, programs and modules to fight chronic absenteeism.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The percentage of students with good attendance fell sharply between 2019 and 2023, while the share of chronically absent students ...

After nearly doubling during the pandemic, the rates of chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools are finally showing steady signs of improvement. A student is considered chronically absent when they miss ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Chronic absenteeism remains a problem at schools nationwide, but a new initiative at Trotwood Madison is trying to make sure kids return to school. District administrators credit ...

Several members of a new study group to examine Louisiana's high rates of student absenteeism pushed back this week against proposals to tie school district funding to attendance, warning that doing ...

The pandemic disrupted school attendance across the country. Chronic absenteeism rose sharply between 2018-19 and its peak in 2021-22, and although rates have declined, the initial surge and the pace ...

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.

With California struggling to lower student absences since the pandemic, state educational leaders have pledged to reduce chronic absenteeism by 50% over the next five years. California State ...

When one in five children in Georgia is chronically absent from school, we’re not just facing an education challenge — we’re confronting a crisis that touches every corner of our state. Students who ...

Chronic absenteeism is an issue affecting schools all across Colorado. In the 2024-2025 school year, more than a quarter of students (28.4%) were chronically absent. That issue is even more prevalent ...

Some days, it takes Elyazar Holiday two hours and four buses to travel the 20 miles from his home on the far west side of Detroit to his school on the edge of the east side of the city. The Detroit ...