Press Releases
States Commit to Meaningful Action on Chronic Absence
WASHINGTON, September 9, 2024 – Fourteen states have committed to cut chronic absence by 50% over five years, answering a challenge by a group of education advocates to urgently address a pressing issue that, if not fixed, could have long-term detrimental effects for our nation’s…
State Policy Brief
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2024 – More states than ever are releasing chronic absence data earlier in the school year, according to a new report from Attendance Works, a non-profit initiative.
New Analysis Calls on States to Lead and Sustain Actions to Improve Student Attendance, Engagement and Learning Outcomes
SAN FRANCISCO, January 31, 2024 – State education leaders are critical to addressing the unprecedented levels and intensity of post-pandemic chronic absence seen in our nation’s schools.
Who is Missing School? Analysis Finds Chronic Absence Impacts Students of All Backgrounds and Living in Every Location
SAN FRANCISCO, November 17, 2023 –The pandemic-induced dramatic increase in chronic absence affects students of all backgrounds and living in every location, according to a new analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education for the 2021-22 school year. Today’s extraordinary levels of chronic…
Rising Tide of Chronic Absence Challenges Schools
SAN FRANCISCO, October 12, 2023 – New data from the U.S. Department of Education show that an unprecedented wave of chronic absence has spread across the country, according to an analysis by Attendance Works and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University.
Monitoring Data Matters Even More: A Review of State Attendance Data Policy and Practice in School Year 2022-23
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2023 – Most states now publish chronic absence data online, according to a new report from Attendance Works. With chronic absence surging in many states, it’s more important than ever that everyone is able to understand the scale and scope of…
Monitoring Who Is Missing Too Much School: A Review of State Policy and Practice in School Year 2021-22, by Attendance Works
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2022 – Two years after the pandemic shifted millions of students to distance learning, most states have resumed requiring daily attendance taking across all mode of learning, a new analysis shows. Daily attendance taking can sound an alert as soon as…
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