Public Education

Report: Chronic absenteeism in public schools a national crisis

(The Center Square) – A record number of students are skipping school, propelling chronic absenteeism to a national crisis, according to an analysis of public-school attendance data. The analysis comes… Read More

Public Education

American students are now absent at record rates after missing months of classroom instruction during the pandemic

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – American students have been missing class at record rates following the COVID-19 pandemic, which kept them from in-person learning for months, according to a Friday… Read More

Public Education

Credit for class attendance requires just 10 minutes in this Kansas school district

(The Sentinel) – Wichita Public Schools, USD 259, have declined to answer questions about an attendance policy which — theoretically — would allow students to miss the majority of a… Read More

Public Education

South Dakota’s school report card shows drop in attendance

(The Center Square) – The South Dakota Department of Education’s 2021-2022 school report card shows a drop in attendance from prior years while graduation rates… Read More