Create an account or log in to save stories. [MUSIC PLAYING] NINA MOINI: It's our top story this afternoon. Minnesota lawmakers will begin considering legislation to help make sure kids are showing up ...

Chronic absenteeism has become one of the most persistent challenges facing American schools since the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce on Wednesday launched a new statewide attendance dashboard aimed at tackling chronic absenteeism in schools.

In February 2025, officials say, more than 38% of students in New York’s Dunkirk City School District were chronically absent, meaning they had missed more than 10% of school days. Just one year later ...

The Georgia Department of Education on Tuesday highlighted data from the 2024-2025 school year that show the state has made some advancements in tackling its high chronic absenteeism rate. State ...

Ohio schools are attacking chronic student absenteeism as a way to improve academic performance, two years after state law changed the way schools have to track attendance. Ohio Department of ...