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.
How school climate relates to chronic absence: A multi-level latent profile analysis
Van Eck, Kathryn, Stacy R. Johnson. Journal of School Psychology, November 2016. Researchers surveyed 25,776 middle and high school students from 106 urban schools in the United States. The results suggest that school climate shares an important relation with chronic absence among adolescent students attending urban schools.
Restorative Practices in Schools
Passarella, Al. John Hopkins School of Education, May 2017. This research, prepared for the Open Society Institute-Baltimore, examines the current research and looks at restorative practices as a whole-school model. While the research finds that there is some good evidence to suggest that the practice is potentially effective, the empirical research base supporting restorative practices in schools still emerging.
Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Chronic Absence Data: 2016-17
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released school- and district-level chronic absence data for 2016-17 school year. The results show that 14.2 percent of Mississippi students were absent 10 percent or more of the time enrolled that year.
California Children’s Report Card, Children Now, February 2018
This analysis of child welfare in California gives the state with a B- grade for addressing chronic absence, and includes policy recommendations.
A Statewide Profile of Child Well-Being
During the 2014-15 school year, 12 percent of New Jersey’s children missed too much school. Economically disadvantaged students and students in special education were more likely to be chronically absent, with a rate of 17 and 18 percent, respectively. Among racial groups, black and Hispanic children had absenteeism rates higher than the state average.
American Indian/Alaska Native Students in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Education released a report showing that 30 percent of American Indian/Alaska Native students were considered to be chronically absent in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, compared to 17 percent of Non-Native student in 2014-15 and 19 percent in 2015-16. A. As the 2017 report, American Indian/Alaska Native Students in Oregon: A Review of Key Indicators…
Strategies for Student Attendance and School Climate in Baltimore’s Community Schools
Researchers interviewed the coordinators in community schools identified as having comparatively higher student attendance and more positive school climate than peer community schools. Having clearly designated roles, reliable protocols and procedures, and a leader who consistently communicated expectations to parents and students helped ensure that community schools could maintain high attendance and a positive school climate.