Undergraduate Chris Zuo sent me the note "Four minutes is too long" along with photos of countless mosquito bites on his bare ...

Chronic absenteeism spiked in Ohio during the pandemic and never fully recovered. Kids who miss school fall behind, disengage, and too often don’t graduate. The high stakes create an urgent need for ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce will launch April 15 a statewide attendance dashboard aimed at tackling the chronic absenteeism problem, Gov. Mike DeWine announced ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WLIO) — Gov. Mike DeWine says the state is taking steps to improve school attendance across Ohio. On April 15, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce will unveil a new tool ...

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...

Abstract: Inefficiencies, cumbersome processes, and a significant risk of errors, delays, and misuse often plague conventional methods for tracking student attendance. To address these challenges, ...

Preston Cooper is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute President Donald Trump entered office intent on reversing most of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness agenda, and ...

Central High School students march in an anti-immigration enforcement protest to the Minnesota State Capitol with fellow students on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Citing safety concerns ...

Informal buddy systems form organically in every school. Socially adept and academically successful kids help classmates decode instructions, interpret social norms, and manage emotions. This powerful ...

Getting students to school every day and on time can be a challenge. At Communities In Schools of Benton-Franklin, the strategy is centered on positivity, creativity and connection. Data and Program ...

At César E. Chávez Elementary School in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, our school’s attendance rate climbed to 96% last year. That’s in comparison with nearly 1 in 4 students nationwide who are ...

The Lafayette Parish School Board approved an attendance incentive program for the 2025-2026 school year. Eligible staff can earn a $1,000 bonus for zero absences or $500 for one to two absences ...