Aug. 27—After the death of her parents, an Indianapolis student's attendance began to lapse — her guardians were busy, and school became a lower priority. Monarca Academy administrators talked to her ...

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — A new Indiana law to address chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools is now in effect, but Hoosier education officials — and at least one state senator — say online ...

SEA 482 officially defines chronic absenteeism as missing 10 percent or more of the school year for any reason. Indiana schools will not be allowed to expel students for chronic absences — at least ...

The D.C. Council held a marathon hearing Tuesday to confront the city’s growing absenteeism crisis, with lawmakers and ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - As Linn County schools enter the second school year under a stricter state truancy law that went into effect July 1, 2024, the rates from last year demonstrate a rise in ...

Cur’ra McCoy is one of millions of students who missed weeks of school over the past few years. Instead, the Baltimore teen often slept in or played on her phone. She did a whole lot of nothing, for ...

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Schools are struggling to get chronic absenteeism to pre-pandemic levels, five years after it spiked during COVID-19. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing more than 10 percent of school days.

GOSHEN — Goshen residents with long-standing nuisance neighbors hope to get relief from new efforts the city may take to hold landlords accountable. Goshen Common Council has introduced an ordinance ...