Attendance
Present Danger: Solving the Deepening Student Absenteeism Crisis
States and school districts nationwide have reported higher student absenteeism during the pandemic, with schools…
When Students Refuse to Go to School
Every year, thousands of students simply refuse to go to school because of anxiety and…
The Challenge of Taking Attendance in Remote Learning
This piece ran as a commentary in The 74. In suburban Detroit, a teenage girl was…
This Year, States and Districts Can’t Count on Enrollment Counts
It’s the time of year when schools traditionally take their “enrollment snapshots” to determine the…
Attendance Playbook: Smart Solutions for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in the Covid Era
Amid the economic and health consequences of the coronavirus crisis and heightened anger over racism…
A Researcher’s Take on Reducing Chronic Absenteeism
Professor Todd Rogers of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, a behavioral scientist, has focused…
What LeBron James Can Teach Us About Chronic Absenteeism
Amid the fanfare over the public school that NBA star LeBron James opened last year…
Nudging Students and Families to Better Attendance
As many as 8 million U.S. public school students struggle academically simply because they miss…
How School Suspensions Affect Student Achievement
The Philadelphia School District’s decision in 2012 to end suspensions for minor infractions provided fertile…