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Category: Research on Absenteeism
Feb 14
Study: Majority of students’ feelings about high school are negative
Small wonder, then, that absenteeism becomes a concern if students don’t want to be at school. A caring adult connected to a student can determine what the causes of negativity are and become an attendance protective factor.
Feb 11
Students experiencing homelessness are chronically absent from school at a rate at least twice that of the overall student population, and significantly more often than their housed, low-income peers, University of Chicago
“Homelessness causes students to miss school, which can lead them to drop out, which then makes them 3.5 times more likely to experience homelessness as young adults. “
Feb 10
Principals make a difference and impact improvements in student attendance, new study says
“Drawing on statewide data from Tennessee over a decade, … principal effects on student absences are comparable in magnitude to effects on student achievement.”
Feb 07
Elementary school factors like chronic absenteeism in Grade 4 or any elementary school suspensions predict pathway to Post Secondary Education, study says
Students suspended in elementary school even once, students in self-contained special education programs and or students who miss more than 10% of school in Grade 4 do not go on to Post Secondary Education.
Dec 22
Student mobility and transfers from school to school has an impact on chronic absenteeism
“While some foster students choose to miss school for a variety of social or emotional reasons, foster care advocates pinpoint their constant mobility as the significant cause behind absences. “With each move, six months of instructional time is lost,” said Margaret Olmos, director of FosterEd California, a project of the National Center for Youth Law, …
Dec 15
When it comes to reducing chronic absenteeism, research points the way.
Simplifying the letter home to parents about absenteeism, using a larger font and using a supportive tone can improve communication with parents and improve attendance. Read full article on A Researcher’s Take on Reducing Chronic Absenteeism