Youth Today
All posts tagged "absenteeism"
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2.3KFrom the FieldTo fix student absenteeism, schools must support families first
With chronic absenteeism still 50% above pre-pandemic levels, schools are using ineffective punitive or reward-based strategies instead of family supports.
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3.5KNewsQ&A: How Communities in Schools grew a partnership with Whataburger to support the CIS Being Present Matters campaign
How does this nonprofit--corporate partnership address key issues causing chronic absenteeism in schools?
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2.1KOpinionAmeriCorps cuts deplete the power of the allied youth fields workforce
Two recent news stories juxtaposed the value and increasing challenges of this often-overlooked workforce.
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2.9K► ReportsThe disengagement gap: Why student engagement isn’t what parents expect
With chronic absenteeism still double pre-pandemic levels, student engagement across the country is faltering.
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2.0KNews14 states pledge to cut chronic absenteeism rates by half over 5 years
More states have expressed interest and may join later this school year.
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2.4KOpinionFrom success mentors to washing machines, ways to help kids stay in school
It’s well past time to acknowledge that chronic absenteeism has become an educational emergency.
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1.4KNewsBiden budget plan includes $8B to put learning recovery on a ‘faster track’
The budget targets chronic absenteeism, high-impact tutoring, and extended learning in afterschool/summer school programs.
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3.8KOpinionAddressing student absenteeism, tutoring and after-school programs to meet new White House goals
The agenda offers detailed roadmaps to help states better use existing data and funds.
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See How the #NoExcusesBus Works
For even more photos with our story about the New York organization that works with children at risk of chronic absenteeism, see...
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4.3KFrom the BureausCommunity-based Organization Battles Chronic Absenteeism in Queens
It was 40 degrees and drizzling, and it would not be easy to get the kids to school today.
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1.8KOpinionSchools, States Should Use Existing Resources to Improve Student Health and Absenteeism
For young people with chronic health conditions to be healthy enough to attend school, they first need access to affordable and reliable...
