(The Center Square) – Chronic absenteeism affects the dropout rate, which in turn affects crime and the economy, Georgia lawmakers were told. The House of Representatives and the Senate have special ...

New data released by the Iowa Department of Education shows chronic absenteeism has dropped in the state by roughly 5 percent. This data comes almost two years after a new state law went into effect ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - As Linn County schools enter the second school year under a stricter state truancy law that went into effect July 1, 2024, the rates from last year demonstrate a rise in ...

The percentage of students with good attendance fell sharply between 2019 and 2023, while the share of chronically absent students more than doubled, offering further evidence of the pandemic’s ...

When employees are unwell or juggling too much, elevated rates of absenteeism are one signal for organizations to look for. And that signal comes at a cost for organizations. The Centers for Disease ...

Thousands of K-12 students in Detroit consistently miss days of school. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing at least 10% of school days – or 18 in a 180-day academic year. In Detroit, chronic ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Fewer Hoosier students are missing large chunks of school, but chronic absenteeism rates still remain well above pre-pandemic levels, according to new data presented Wednesday to the ...

One in three Arizona high school students were chronically absent from school in the 2023-24 school year, according to a report released last week by Helios Education Foundation in partnership with ...