A Step-by-Step Guide to Chronic Absenteeism Solutions and Improving Student Attendance What Exactly Is Chronic Absenteeism? Students who miss at least 15 days of school in a year are considered chronically absent. Chronic absenteeism can be confused with truancy, but behavior-related. On the other hand, chronic absence is a term based on the number of […]
Structured literacy is a powerful approach to teaching reading and writing grounded in decades of scientific research. How powerful? Researchers have estimated that educators using evidence-based practices can improve reading outcomes for up to 95% of students.
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 2nd at 2 pm ET <br><br> In this DA webinar, learn how Hamilton County Schools (TN), Hartford County Schools (MD), and Lancaster Public Schools (CA) are building sustainable whole-child systems that are informed by student voice and leverage community partners to proactively support the physical, social, and mental health of our students. Their approaches are united by an emphasis on data-informed decision making. <br><br> ***<em>All attendees will be able to safely download "Growing Community: The Community Schools Framework in Action Across Three States."</em>
When asked what data priorities were top of mind in 2024 for K12 leaders, schools and districts indicated whole child analytics, learning analytics, data integration-as-a-service, and training on using data to make informed decisions.
There is one key exception. When a president endorses a policy that is traditionally more popular with members of the other party, partisan polarization on that issue tends to lessen slightly. Also, public opinion as a whole tends to shift in the direction of the president’s position.