Absenteeism in school districts throughout Florida skyrocketed beginning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and, confounding ...

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked high absenteeism in public schools statewide, and five years later thousands of students miss weeks of school each year. Nearly a third of students locally and ...

The 74 reports that dozens of bills nationwide seek to address chronic absenteeism, and while some focus on support and ...

A Florida State Senator has introduced a bill aimed to address chronic absences by students attending public schools. Sign up for our Newsletters Senate bill 938, which was introduced by ...

Rhonda Paulynice, 31, told investigators she was trying to exorcise demons out of her 6-year-old son's body when she ...

The result of district leaders’ hard work to address the many different root causes of absences: Chronic absenteeism across ...

Recent data revealed a troubling trend in Florida: chronic absenteeism, with students missing 10% or more of the school year. Since 2018, Florida has seen a staggering 54.5% increase in chronic ...

A Florida mother is facing a murder charge after deputies said she killed her 6-year-old son during an attempted exorcism.

If passed, the new attendance requirements could take effect as early as the next school year, setting a clear framework for tackling chronic absenteeism in Florida schools. As the debate ...

Lowered expectations: Grades, absences, tardies and more When I began teaching in 1983, Florida's students needed a 94% to make an “A” and a 65% to pass. They needed to bring a note from home ...

In tenth grade he estimated he missed nearly 60 days of school, or a third of the academic year. He is part of an alarming trend. Absenteeism across Florida skyrocketed beginning with that COVID ...

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