Nation Dec 03 Native American students missed school at higher rates for years. It got worse during the pandemic By Cheyanne Mumphrey, Sharon Lurye, Morgan Lee, Associated Press
Nation Jan 17 Watch 5:21 School leaders work to keep students in class amid rise in chronic absenteeism Chronic absenteeism is a problem for school districts and students and the situation has grown significantly worse since the pandemic. Nearly 30 percent of students were chronically absent during the 2021-2022 school year, missing at least 10 percent of school… By Geoff Bennett, Gabrielle Hays, Dorothy Hastings
Nation Jan 17 Chronic absenteeism is up across the country. School leaders are trying to address why Federal guidelines say districts should aim to have 90 percent of students in attendance 90 percent of the time. In Missouri, about 76 percent of students meet this standard, according to state data from the 2022-23 school year. By Gabrielle Hays
Education Sep 10 Watch 6:19 Why millions of students are chronically absent from schools in the U.S. At the height of the pandemic, school closures disrupted many students’ lives. In 2022, nearly 16 million students across the U.S. were chronically absent, double the pre-pandemic truancy rate, according to a new Stanford University analysis. To learn more, Ali… By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young
Education Mar 20 Watch 8:05 To reduce chronic school absences, Cleveland focuses on positive family support A few years ago, Cleveland Public Schools found that more than half of their students were chronically absent, missing at least 10 percent of school. While they've made steady progress to address the problem, like may school districts around the… By Kavitha Cardoza, Education Week
Jun 07 Lots of absences, disparities with school discipline, report finds By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — It's a challenge to teach children who aren't in class — and new government numbers show about 6.5 million students were absent for at least three weeks of the school year. Continue reading