US EditionScience Proficiency Scores Sink as Montana Schools Battle Shorter Weeks, More Absences
- Chronic absenteeism in schools has increased by 89 percent nationwide since three years ago, according to AEI's absenteeism tracker.
- Low-Income students are experiencing significant increases in chronic absenteeism compared to pre-pandemic levels, as revealed by research from Morgan Polikoff, a professor at USC.
- In Virginia, low-income students are 12.1 percentage points more likely to be chronically absent than other students, while in North Carolina, the gap is 14.4 percentage points.
- Nearly half of all students in Washington, D.C., were chronically absent in 2022, which decreased to 40 percent in 2024, indicating persistent absenteeism issues in urban areas.
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The Billings Gazette
Science proficiency scores sink as Montana schools battle shorter weeks, more absences
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is still reverberating in schools across the country, but Montana professionals cite chronic absenteeism as one of many issues contributing to the problem.
CONTRIBUTOR'S VIEW - Dick Yarbrough: It’s apparent it’s the parent responsible for chronic absenteeism in school - LaGrange Daily News
Just what the world needs – more legislative study committees. At last count, there are 18 in the state Senate and 16 in the state House of Representatives. According to Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and House Speaker Jon Burns, the purpose of these study committees is to hold public meetings, gather input and prepare findings and recommendations ahead of the 2026 legislative session. Maybe so, but I’m guessing it has an additional purpose – it gives the …
Parents responsible for chronic absenteeism - it's obvious
Just what the world needs — more legislative study committees. At last count, there are 18 in the state Senate and 16 in the state House of Representatives. According to Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and House Speaker Jon Burns, the…
Chronic Absenteeism’s Post-COVID ‘New Normal’: Data Shows It Is More Extreme
The percentage of students with good attendance fell sharply between 2019 and 2023, while the share of chronically absent students more than doubled, offering further evidence of the pandemic’s shattering effect on the nation’s classrooms. A new analysis of data from three states — North Carolina, Texas and Virginia — shows that prior to COVID, 17% of students were chronically absent, meaning they missed at least 10% of the school year. By 2023,…
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