Rhode Island Partnership Takes On Issue of Chronic Absences
Parents and community groups join forces in Providence, R.I., to reduce chronic absenteeism; 32 percent of students missed at least a month of school in 2011. Read Full Post >
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April 03, 2013
March 29, 2013
New Report Cards Consider School Climate
In part driven by a federal grant program, more states are measuring schools' nonacademic attributes, including school climate and students' health. Read Full Post >
March 25, 2013
New PBS School Documentary '180 Days': A Grueling, Hopeful Journey
A new PBS documentary explores a year in the life of a traditional public school in Washington, D.C. Read Full Post >
March 19, 2013
Sleeping Is for the Homeschooled
A new report on school start times shows homeschooled students match best with researcher recommendations. That's in no small part because of the short commute. Read Full Post >
March 05, 2013
NAEP: Student Absenteeism Hampers Test Scores
Background data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress add to the growing pile of evidence that student absenteeism can hamstring a district's performance on the test dubbed the "Nation's Report Card." Read Full Post >
March 01, 2013
Leaders in Attendance, Discipline Reform, Restorative Justice Honored
The three leaders are working on the national, city, and school level to improve students' experiences at school—and to get them there in the first place. Read Full Post >
January 24, 2013
Asthma, Linked to Reduced Achievement, Rising Among Children
Asthma has been linked to higher rates of school absenteeism, and from there to lower grades and test scores, although it may not be the sole reason behind low student achievement. Read Full Post >
January 09, 2013
Court Allows Transfer of Texas Student Who Won't Use Tracking Chip
A federal judge allowed a school to transfer out a student whose parents objected to her being part of an anti-truancy student-tracking program. Read Full Post >
January 03, 2013
It's 10 a.m.: Do You Know Where Your Students Are?
The Austin school district is finding early success with a new anti-truancy program that tracks students with GPS, but only after gaining consent from those students and their parents. Read Full Post >
December 12, 2012
Policies Proposed, Change Demanded to End 'School-to-Prison Pipeline'
At a U.S. Senate hearing, speakers outlined how bad behavior at school, once handled in house, is now triggering juvenile arrests that derail students' education. Read Full Post >
