Below is a list of key research related to attendance for Truancy
For the full list of research and reports, please visit the All Research page.
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.
Increasing school attendance for K-8 students: A review of research examining the effectiveness of truancy prevention programs
Schultz, Jennifer Lee and Chanelle Gandy. Wilder Foundation, March 2007. This analysis examines several multi-faceted truancy prevention programs, which combine school-based, family-based, and community-based interventions. The study focused on programs for elementary and middle school students. Detailed descriptions are given of the studies, along with specific examples of what worked well and what methods were ineffective.