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Legislative Tracker: 2026 State Chronic Absenteeism Bills

Policies targeting chronic absenteeism continue to circulate in state legislatures this year. Defined as missing 10 percent or more of school days in a school…

Legislative Tracker: 2026 State Private School Choice Bills

The 2026 legislative session is shaping up to be another consequential one for private school choice policy. Lawmakers across the country are proposing new…

K-12 Public School Enrollment Declines, Explained

Warnings about declining public school enrollment have grown louder recently—and for good reason. Between fall 2019 and fall 2023, enrollment fell from 50.8…

Legislative Tracker: 2025 State Tutoring Bills

State legislative activity on creating, expanding, and better funding tutoring programs

Legislative Tracker: 2025 Student Chronic Absenteeism Bills in the States

State legislative activity on chronic absenteeism

Education in Governors’ 2025 State of the State Addresses

As governors delivered their 2025 State of the State addresses, they outlined a range of strategies to improve their schools, from increasing K-12 funding and…

Chronic Student Absenteeism Varies Sharply by Grade Level

Chronic student absenteeism remains a significant challenge in the nation’s schools. While the percentage of chronically absent students has declined from its…

Legislative Tracker: 2025 State Private-School Choice Bills

2025 legislation on public funds for private education