All posts tagged "attendance crisis"

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  To 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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  Joy, partnership and play create belonging and increase attendance

  We must ensure kids are experiencing high-quality recess and a school climate that makes them want to attend every day.

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  What back-to-school season reveals about youth in foster care — and the attendance crisis

  Foster youth miss school, repeat grades and drop out more compared to their peers.