Chronic Absenteeism and Disability

Studies show that students with disabilities are about 1.5 times more likely to be chronically absent than their non-disabled peers. While some of this may be due to physical issues like chronic illness, the full story is much more complicated than this. Students with...

Battling Chronic Absenteeism: The Basics

Post pandemic, across the nation, chronic absenteeism has reached unprecedented levels. As schools hone their approaches to improving attendance, here are a few fundamentals to keep in mind:     Treat attendance with curiosity, not punishment. Studies show that...

Addressing Chronic Absenteeism with Community Partnerships

According to a recent article in EdWeek, schools and districts that have successfully addressed chronic absenteeism have at least one thing in common: they collaborate with community partners to keep kids in school.    Although schools were established as educational...

Why Attendance Awards Don’t Work

When a school faces chronic absenteeism, it may be tempting to incentivize students to attend school by giving out awards for perfect attendance. However, research shows that this approach is not effective. Here are a few reasons why incentives don’t work, as well as...

لماذا الحضور إلى المدرسة مهم

إذا كنت والدًا أو مقدم رعاية لطفل في سن الدراسة، فربما سمعت أن الغياب المزمن عن المدرسة في ازدياد. يُعتبر الطالب غائبًا بشكل مزمن عندما يتغيب عشرة أيام أو أكثر خلال عام دراسي واحد. بعد الجائحة، أصبح عدد أكبر من الطلاب يندرج تحت هذه الفئة، مما جعلهم يفوتون فرصًا مهمة...

Recommended Reading

The following book lists were created to support children’s reading development – using books as a way to explore the world, current events, and many different perspectives. New book lists are added all the time. Take a look – and enjoy!  ...