For the first half of the 2024-25 school year, overall K-12 student attendance rates have improved, continuing the progress seen over the past two years, according to a new analysis from SchoolStatus.

The chronic absenteeism rate has increased post-pandemic--a clear indicator that the problem isn’t letting up any time soon.

New attendance data shows more Colorado students went to school last year and chronic absenteeism rates dropped 3.4 points. Seventy percent of districts improved attendance. But officials say the ...

In recent years, Memphis-Shelby County Schools has wrestled with high chronic absenteeism rates. And during an MSCS board work session on July 23, Superintendent Marie Feagins detailed just how ...

It was a common situation during the pandemic era of online lectures. In a 2022 survey by Times Higher Education, most teaching staff said both student attendance and engagement were poorer than in ...

but researchers have long been tracking a decline in student attendance at college football games. Athletic events can promote school spirit, which is tied to retention and feelings of belonging among ...

a lawmaker wants to push districts to tackle the issue by tying funding to student attendance so that schools with low attendance rates would get less money. Currently, public school districts ...

The Student Attendance and Truancy Legislative Study Group met Monday to get feedback on some of its recommendations, including better data collection, more options for transportation of students ...