Kentucky Department of Education officials have set a goal to reduce the chronic absenteeism rate in Kentucky to 15 percent ...

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 ...

Chronic absenteeism is an issue affecting schools all across Colorado. In the 2024-2025 school year, more than a quarter of ...

Across the state, public school enrollment dropped by an unprecedented 160,000 students this year. Many still enrolled haven't been showing up. Officials say communication and outreach are keys for ...

Schools are struggling to get chronic absenteeism to pre-pandemic levels, five years after it spiked during COVID-19. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing more than 10 percent of school days.

As educators nationwide grapple with stubbornly high levels of student absences since the pandemic drove schools into disarray five years ago, Oklahoma prosecutor Erik Johnson says he has the solution ...

Chronic student absenteeism in Rhode Island remains higher than before the pandemic, affecting 22.5% of students who have missed at least 10% of the school year. Common reasons for absences include ...

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 ...

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Chronic absenteeism skyrocketed during the pandemic, creating major challenges for teachers and school administrators eager to bring students back to regular classroom routines. But for many schools, ...

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — A new Indiana law to address chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools is now in effect, but Hoosier education officials — and at least one state senator — say online ...