The U.S. rate of chronic absenteeism reached about 31% in the 2021-2022 school year and affected more than 16 million students, according to the U.S. Department of Education website.

Principal Jackie Tobias’ announcement comes days after students walked out to honor a student who died by suicide.

Attorney Blaine Jones described the decision as "a smart and strategic move,” suggesting it could escalate the case's ...

Sudiksha Konanki’s parents are asking police in the Dominican Republic to declare their missing 20-year-old daughter dead.

Draft legislation obtained by The CA shows how the "Tennessee Public School Accountability Act" may be used to appoint a ...

Chronic absenteeism was a serious issue prior to Covid-19, but pandemic disruptions added new factors – and compounded others ...

Like districts across the country, Houston ISD campuses are trying to use attendance incentives and other measures as chronic ...

The Iowa Senate passed through a bill unanimously that would change some issues discovered in a statewide chronic absenteeism policy passed last year. In the 2023-24 ...

The Iowa Senate passed through a bill unanimously that would change some issues discovered in a statewide chronic absenteeism ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert returned to action Sunday against San Antonio after a 10-game absence due to a lower back injury — and joined in the team's highest ...

A new report from the Manhattan Institute, penned by Danyela Souza Egorov, points out that the public school system’s chronic absenteeism, defined as missing 10% or more of all days throughout ...