Middle and high schools across the country are competing to see who can best increase attendance and student engagement between now and December. The Get Schooled Get Connected Fall Attendance Challenge offers prizes, such as DJ dance parties and celebrity visits, for the schools with the biggest attendance gains and the most students visiting on the online site. Schools can sign up through Friday, Oct. 9.
Get Schooled, a nonprofit focused improving graduation rates and college completion, is also offering “The Breakfast Club,” which features celebrity wake-up calls to get students to school everyday.