A surge in students’ chronic absenteeism since the return to in-person classes hasn’t discriminated, threatening academic recovery in schools of all sizes and demographic makeups across the country.

After years of working to restore students’ attendance rates in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced that California is on track ...

Since the pandemic, schools have become political battlegrounds, where seemingly every issue is polarized: school closures, mask mandates, teachings about race and sexuality, school choice, the ...

Chronic absenteeism skyrocketed during the pandemic, creating major challenges for teachers and school administrators eager to bring students back to regular classroom routines. But for many schools, ...

Nearly half of high schoolers attending a West Rock environmental charter school were “chronically absent” during the first two months of the school year — an uptick that school leaders are working to ...

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This report documents chronic absenteeism over the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on the American Enterprise Institute’s Return to Learn Tracker Chronic Absenteeism Data Collection, the most comprehensive ...

EdSource · College students repackage dining hall food waste to feed hungry peers College students repackage dining hall food waste to feed hungry peers April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses ...