Springfield City Schools was one of 17 districts in the nation to complete six-month program with Digital Promise to fight chronic absenteeism.

It was the last Friday before winter break at H.D. Woodson High School in the eastern corner of Washington, D.C. - ...

The June 10 front-page article “ Empty desks,” which focused on chronic student absenteeism in D.C., reflected problems experienced by school districts and communities around the country ...

Louisiana’s goal is to reduce absenteeism by 2% annually, officials said. If it achieves that goal, nearly 45,000 fewer children will be considered chronically absent by the 2027-28 school year.

Louisiana’s goal is to reduce absenteeism by 2% annually, officials said. If it achieves that goal, nearly 45,000 fewer children will be considered chronically absent by the 2027-28 school year.

Chronic absenteeism has long been cited as one of the most severe lasting impacts of COVID-era school shutdowns. New research indicates that the problem is sticking around for groups of students ...

They researched the city’s absenteeism problems for about seven years, beginning in 2016. EdSurge spoke to them about their book and the challenges of solving chronic absenteeism today, as schools and ...

Absenteeism, in this context, is a symptom of deeper issues such as low employee morale, disengagement, stress and burnout, which are often caused by the manager, wittingly or unwittingly.

Constante came into her role in 2022, when schools were seeing absenteeism rates rise rapidly as a prolonged effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. The problem lingers today.

Statewide, chronic absenteeism in the 2023-24 school year dropped to 25.6% from 26.8% in the 2022-2023 school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.

BALTIMORE — Baltimore City school officials said chronic absenteeism is not only a problem in the city, it's a problem nationwide. Even though the absentee rate did go down slightly, officials ...