Battle Creek Public Schools has spent years trying to lower the number of students who are missing school. While it is making ...

Chronic absenteeism in schools has been an issue since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to the Michigan Department of ...

We were very fortunate this year to work very hard to ensure that five of our schools were moved up at least one ...

Michigan schools have the highest rate of chronic absenteeism in the Midwest, but the state doesn't have a plan to fix the ...

State officials hope to cut chronic absenteeism by 50 percent within five years as schools experiment with mentoring, family ...

Chronic absenteeism is on the decline nationally, but it’s still not down to pre-pandemic levels. A new study recommends a number of state policies that could help schools address root causes. NPR’s ...

Charleston County School District (CCSD) was celebrated at the Oct. 23 State of Schools Address for making "meaningful gains” ...

MSCS leaders say new door-knocking campaigns and school-based attendance staff are improving student attendance. But the ...

Results from the 2024-2025 Maryland School Report Card show modest gains statewide as tests scores rise and chronic absenteeism ebbs.

Georgia lawmakers are trying to find the root cause of high chronic absenteeism rates in the state and ways to fix it.

A new report card from the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee reveals that while chronic absenteeism rates have ...