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...

为什么出勤很重要

如果您是学龄儿童的父母或监护人,您可能听说过长期缺勤的情况正在增加。学生在一个学年中缺勤十天或以上,就被认为是长期缺勤。疫情之后,符合这一情况的学生比以往更多,他们错过了许多对社会和情感成长至关重要的机会。 您可能会想,为什么让孩子经常上学如此重要。也许您曾有过不愉快的求学经历,或者学业中断过,所以不确定孩子能从学校中获得什么。也许您的家庭生活在另一个国家,您正在犹豫是否要让孩子请假去国际旅行。无论您的顾虑是什么,以下是一些理由,说明为什么重视上学出勤对孩子的现在和未来都有益处。 学业成就。...

Working Together to Support Student Attendance

Welcome! This page is dedicated to helping educators and families understand and address school attendance and absenteeism—together. Consistent attendance is essential for student learning, connection, and long-term success. But when students miss school—whether...