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Five Strategies for Addressing Chronic Student Absenteeism
This piece originally appeared in Principal Magazine. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the country have struggled with a basic priority: ensuring that students attend classes regularly. At the same time, school leaders and staff want to prioritize student health and well-being. Fortunately, these priorities work hand in hand. Research shows that healthy schools can support regular student attendance. But creating a healthier school can be hard.
The Looming Medicaid Crisis for Children-and Schools
As if school districts don’t have enough to worry about this fall with learning still lagging and attendance still flagging. With the end of the Covid-created federal public health emergency, millions of students are losing access to health care. For the first time since early 2020, states can remove recipients from the Medicaid rolls if household income has increased or, in many cases, if families haven’t filled out proper paperwork.
New study: Kids who scored worst on NAEP missed the most school before the test | LA School Report
Your donation will help us produce journalism like this. Please give today. This analysis originally appeared at FutureEd. The results from the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress rattled the education sector, pointing to learning loss in math and reading on a national scale during the pandemic. Pundits have tied the test score declines to prolonged school closures, student mental health issues and an easing of academic rigor in many schools.
Have Policymakers Overlooked a Major Contributor to the Dismal 2022 NAEP Results?
The results from the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress rattled the education sector, pointing to learning loss in math and reading on a national scale during the pandemic. Pundits have tied the test score declines to prolonged school closures, student mental health issues and an easing of academic rigor in many schools.
Absenteeism Mires Recovery from Pandemic Learning Losses
With the latest national test results showing a dispiriting lack of progress in catching students up academically in the wake of the pandemic, one potential explanation stands out: stubbornly high rates of student absenteeism. Vast numbers of students haven’t returned to class regularly since schools reopened.
The Key to Getting Students Back in Classrooms? Establishing Connections.
Learning|The Key to Getting Students Back in Classrooms? Establishing Connections. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/education/learning/students-school-absenteeism.html School districts are using federal money and personal outreach to encourage attendance among those who drifted away during the pandemic.
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