Below is a list of research related to attendance
The reports on this page are listed chronologically and examine the issue of chronic absence nationwide and in selected communities. Use the search box to find research using the first few words of the paper title. See the early education, elementary, secondary and other research categories on the right. To submit new research, please contact us.
Risk and Resilience: Differences in Risk Factors and Health Outcomes Between Homeless and Non-Homeless Students In 2017 YRBS Data
Brown, Katie, Barbara Duffield and Caitlyn R. Owens, SchoolHouse Connection, November 2018. This report has data on the impact of homelessness on chronic absence and offers some helpful recommendations for schools and districts on supports. The authors found that students experiencing homelessness were 5.23 times more likely to miss school due to safety concerns compared to students not characterized as…
Better Together? Social Networks in Truancy and the Targeting of Treatment
Bennett, Magdalena and Peter Bergman, Columbia University, October 2018. Teachers who send text messages to parents of students who were chronically absent also boosted attendance among that student’s friend network. The research shows that the “spillover effects” of family or student intervention onto their peers can help reduce the cost of school or district interventions designed to improve attendance.
Evaluation of Ramsey County’s Truancy Intervention Programs: Policy Implications for Court Diversion Programs
McNeely, C., Lee, W. F., Alemu, et.al., Minn-LInK, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare. The brief, based on four years of research, indicated a potential racial disparity in truancy enforcement. A disproportionately larger number of absences of minority students were marked unexcused when compared with the absences of their classmates.
Reducing Chronic Absenteeism for Children in Foster Care and FINS
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, September 2017. Researchers found that little data is collected and shared between state agencies, schools, social workers and courts making it difficult to know the extent of the problem. The report explores the issue, discusses school and district bright spots, and offers recommendations to help the state reduce chronic…
How Does Early Childhood Suspension Relate to Achievement in Reading and Math?
Bond, Kelsea and Kanti Chalasani. The Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, September 2018. Using data from Georgia’s longitudinal education data system, this report examines the relationship between out-of-school suspensions during K-3 and success in reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and math from 3rd grade through high school. The report also examines patterns in the incident types which led to K-3…
Data Matters: Using Chronic Absence to Accelerate Action for Student Success
Data Matters Using Chronic Absence to Accelerate Action for Student Success, by Hedy N. Chang, Lauren Bauer and Vaughan Byrnes, September 2018. This report provides a national and state analysis of how many schools face high levels of chronic absence and discusses the implications for state and local action. Based on data released by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office…
Seize the Data Opportunity in California: Using Chronic Absence to Improve Educational Outcomes
Attendance Works, the Center for Regional Change, University of California Davis, and Children Now, May 2018. This report a call to action urging anyone interested in improving educational outcomes to use chronic absence data recently released by the California Department of Education to identify which schools and groups of students most need support, so they have an equal opportunity to…