Tag: Absenteeism
Department of Education: Chronic Absenteeism Spreading
Posted: June 15, 2016 at 5:34 am / Education
(Photo: Flick, Creative Commons) According to new data from the US Department of Education, chronic absenteeism is affecting students in all parts of the country, including students of all races and ethnicities and students with disabilities. The new data, the first ever to collect such information on a national level, found that over 6 million, […]
White House’s ‘Every Student, Every Day’ Tackles Chronic Absenteeism
Posted: October 10, 2015 at 7:56 am / Education
The Obama administration has announced a new campaign focused on addressing the problem of chronic absenteeism in the nation’s schools. Research has shown that students who are absent over 10% of the year, or about 18 days in most school districts, are set up to struggle academically and many drop out completely. Chronic absenteeism is […]