Two Rhode Island cities with similar demographics have seen a massive gap emerge when it comes to attending school.

Chronic absenteeism — defined by the U.S. Department of Education as missing 10% or more of the school year — has emerged as one of the most persistent and complex challenges facing public education ...

Last spring, Alabama’s DeKalb County Schools invited local physicians to lunch. The reason: Too many students were missing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was just another recent frigid winter afternoon, but for Paterson native Yazmin Robinson, it marked a personal milestone. Her 5 ...

At first glance, the pledge by Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce to reduce chronic absenteeism by 50% ...

The percentage of Loudoun County Public Schools students who are chronically absent is continuing to decline, according to ...

By Riley Board for the Portland Press Herald. Broadcast version by Kathryn Carley for Maine News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration On Dec. 1, ...

It was the last Friday before winter break at H.D. Woodson High School in the eastern corner of Washington, D.C. — historically one of the toughest days of the year for attendance. School team leads ...