While much of the conversation around chronic absenteeism has focused on academic recovery, family engagement, student motivation, and socioeconomic barriers like transportation, another factor is playing an increasingly important role in whether students show up each day: school safety. In the year ahead, districts that are serious about improving attendance will need to confront this […]
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET <br><br> Practitioners from Los Angeles USD (CA) and Madison Metropolitan School District (WI) will reveal how they're embedding relationship-building and future-ready life skills throughout the school day and in tiered support—not just during intervention moments.
Student transportation is entering a new era—one shaped by shifting student demographics, more volatile funding landscapes and widespread expectations for better safety and visibility.
Research suggests the country is missing its biggest opportunity to prevent youth homelessness—by intervening well before a young person reaches a shelter and years before they are chronically homeless.
