A University of Chicago study found that school climate is perhaps the most powerful predictor of how many students show up to class.

The top reasons students miss class are due to illness (67%), feeling down or experiencing anxiety (10%), oversleeping (9%), ...

Superintendent Joe Ernst issued a midyear self‑evaluation highlighting gains in attendance, campus safety and staffing.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ga. — Georgia Department of Education data shows 20% of students in the state are chronically absent. Chronically absent means they miss more than 10% of the school year, which is 18 ...

A Gainesville middle school is boosting attendance with fun incentives and wraparound support, using community partnerships ...

Lanesborough Elementary School, Egremont Elementary School in Pittsfield and Nessacus Regional Middle School in Dalton are ...

Students in central Pennsylvania cannot succeed in school if the barriers keeping them out of the classroom go unaddressed.

Children who frequently miss school because of abdominal complaints are far more likely to be suffering from disorders of the gut-brain axis such as irritable bowel syndrome than diseases that can be ...

The Baltimore City Council is taking steps toward addressing the root causes of school absenteeism, a problem that plagues Baltimore at a far higher rate than any other county in the state. Among the ...

Two House Democrats proposed a bill on Thursday to provide excused absences upon advanced request for Washington state public ...

Absence rates jumped sharply across Washoe County schools last Friday, the same day students organized a district-wide ...

Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti highlighted student attendance as the district's greatest challenge during his State of the Schools address.