Often times we hear superintendents say, "If you're not in your seat, you're not learning." But what is being done to address the issue? Enter the Chronic Absenteeism Task Force.
"I don't see us moving back to publisher provided resources except for specialized classes," said one high school math teacher featured in a new report. Instead, educators are leveraging digital tools and resources to get the job done.
The 2023 "State of the American Student" contains reports from district and other experts on new approaches that "center instruction and support on what students need most."
Chino Valley Unified School District requires schools to notify parents if a child asks to use a name or pronoun that's different from what's on their birth certificate or official records. The state's attorney general, Rob Bonta, is suing the southern California district, saying the mandates violate the privacy and civil rights of LGBTQ+ students.
The policy would allow schools to seek district approval to transfer a student to their designated feeder pattern school—the one they would be assigned to based on where they live—but only after school officials took a series of steps to communicate with the student’s family about the absences.
Just nine days into the new school year, attendance at one Kentucky school district dropped to 81% as COVID and other illnesses are beginning to sweep the nation.
At least 30% of Missouri school districts are leveraging this model in an effort to better recruit and retain teachers amid an ongoing shortage. Arkansas and Ohio are jumping on the bandwagon as well—and it's working.
Support from leadership is crucial as inflation, coupled with already low salaries, is making it even more difficult for educators to afford to live in their own school district. Here's what the data says.
