Topic: Chronic Absenteeism

Ending these tax credits for schools to make climate-friendly upgrades will force districts to make hard decisions about where to prioritize scarce resources

The EdTrust in Texas Educator Advisory Council and Teach Plus Texas Fellows came together for a powerful day of advocacy

About 16 million students are chronically absent — these rates are particularly high for students with disabilities and students of color

A webinar series showcasing how to effectively allocate resources in order to create more inclusive learning environments for students.

Fourteen states have committed to cut chronic absenteeism by 50% over five years, answering a challenge by a group of education advocates to urgently address a pressing issue that, if not fixed, could have long-term detrimental effects for our nation’s students.

Chronic absenteeism skyrocketed during COVID-19 and has stayed high even as the pandemic has waned. A plan to reduce it by 50%.

Chronic absenteeism has long been a problem and it is unfortunately on the rise. Before the pandemic, 8 million students were deemed chronically absent. But once schools began to close…

Chronic absence is on the rise: 8 million students were chronically absent before the pandemic closed schools, and the…

On July 25, 2022 The Education Trust’s Texas State Director Jonathan Feinstein testified at the Texas House Public Education Committee – focusing on chronic absenteeism and its significant link to…