Five years after the start of the pandemic, one of the most surprising ways that school has profoundly, and perhaps permanently, changed is that students aren’t showing up. Here are some insights from ...

A student who misses 10% of the days in a school year -- enough to be considered chronically absent -- will lose opportunities for counseling and will have an increased risk of educational issues.

Nearly 1 in 4 Louisiana students was chronically absent last school year — an increase from the previous year, even as most states have seen absenteeism continue to decline after rates soared during ...

TEXAS, USA — This story was first published in The Texas Tribune and can be viewed here. In a typical school week, Delaila Constante makes more than a dozen calls to parents of students who are ...