by cambria | Sep 14, 2025 | Attendance, Early Childhood, High School, In person, Remote and hybrid learning resources, Middle School, Resources for Educators, Resources for Families, Resources in English for Families
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... by cambria | Sep 14, 2025 | Attendance, Early Childhood, High School, In person, Remote and hybrid learning resources, Middle School, Resources for Educators, Resources for Families, Resources in English for Families
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... by cambria | Sep 14, 2025 | Attendance, Early Childhood, High School, In person, Remote and hybrid learning resources, Middle School, Resources for Educators, Resources for Families, Resources in English for Families
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... by cambria | Sep 14, 2025 | Attendance, Early Childhood, High School, In person, Remote and hybrid learning resources, Middle School, Resources for Educators, Resources for Families, Resources in English for Families
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... by cambria | Sep 14, 2025 | Attendance, Early Childhood, High School, In person, Remote and hybrid learning resources, Middle School, Resources for Educators, Resources for Families
If you are the parent or caregiver of a school age child, you may have heard that chronic absenteeism is on the rise. Students are considered chronically absent when they miss ten or more days of school in one school year. After the pandemic, more students than ever... by cambria | Dec 17, 2023 | Educator Support, In person, Remote and hybrid learning resources, Tips and Tools
Decades of research confirm that play is essential for children’s healthy development. Play does everything from creating connections between neurons to sharpening socioemotional skills to fostering resilience from early childhood through adulthood. In schools,...
