(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 ...

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 ...

Although the rate of chronic absenteeism in Frederick County Public Schools has not returned to its pre-pandemic rate, the school district’s average dropped about 5 percentage points — from 25.8 in ...

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 ...