1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (846+ words) Kiara Washington-Knox teaches her kindergarten class at Phillis Wheatley Community School in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. More than 1 in 5 Louisiana students struggled with attendance last school year, according to new state data, which shows that absenteeism is easing — but not…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (32+ words) WMAR 2 News Baltimore Maryland launches ad campaign to tackle chronic absenteeism as statewide rates continue to fall...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (646+ words) This September, as National Attendance Awareness Month calls attention to the importance of “showing up,” school districts in Vallejo and Vacaville are taking stock of their own attendance trends — and the efforts underway to improve them. This time last year,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (453+ words) Maryland education leaders have launched the "Maryland Shows Up" campaign to tackle chronic absenteeism. The chronic absenteeism rate has dropped by about 8% statewide over the past four years but falls short of the state's goal. The campaign, announced during Attendance…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (340+ words) FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A Theodore Roosevelt High School educator is being recognized by Yale University for her impact on students. Mrs. Yadira Gonzalez has been named a recipient of the 2026 Yale Educator Award by the Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (855+ words) Algebra 1 is considered the gateway to advanced math, leading to heated debates about course timing: Unprepared students shouldn’t take it too soon and risk failing, but higher-achieving students will miss out on high-level math courses if they delay. New research…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (193+ words) Our best evidence so far suggests that these restrictions are having generally positive effects. These studies show that cellphone bans reduce students’ phone use (albeit not to zero), increase academic achievement (although effects vary by age and subject), and after…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (102+ words) Updated on: September 10, 2026 / 10:49 AM EDT / CBS Baltimore Maryland's superintendent of schools is announcing a statewide decline in the chronic absenteeism rate. Dr. Carey M. Wright held a press conference on Thursday to cite the latest absenteeism results. Wright was joined by…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (963+ words) On his seventh birthday, Orin O’Neal received a pocket trumpet from his mother, Joanna O’Neal. Now, the 12-year-old, Olive Peirce Middle School seventh grader has won a prestigious competition with his trumpet playing skills. The honor includes being invited to…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (108+ words) A crisis of disengagement: listening to, and learning from, teachers on school attendance, published today by Impetus and Public First, finds that school staff see the attendance crisis as a problem of disengagement, not behaviour, driven mostly by pressures they…...