At the end of the day, what we call it — chronic absenteeism or consistent attendance — matters far less than whether the ...

Use OJP’s new Attendance Tracker to learn how well your school performed in the first half of the 2025–26 school year.

The Prince George’s County Public Schools system has made some strides when it comes to chronic absenteeism. The Attendance ...

House Bill 1823, now before the Tennessee General Assembly, is not flashy. It does not promise sweeping reform or dramatic headlines. Yet in many ways, that is precisely its strength. It is a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSAZ) - State officials said they are looking to start the conversation on frequent student absences in Ohio. According to The Ohio Department of Education, 25% of Ohio students were ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is set to announce a new statewide tool on Wednesday aimed at improving student attendance and increasing transparency across Ohio schools. DeWine, joined by Stephen D.

Students attending public universities in Indiana will be able to use their student identification cards during the state’s May 5 primary election, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Federal judge Richard ...

Student-athletes are less likely to skip school than other students, even in the offseason, new research finds, supporting an emerging consensus that connections to activities, teachers and peers are ...

A record number of student loan borrowers are in delinquency and default. Some are making the drastic decision to leave the country and abandon their loans. By Laura O’Connor Amanda Lynn Tully spent ...

Student use of AI for homework increased in 2025, even as more students are worried the technology may be harming their ability to think critically, according to a new RAND report. Between May and ...

Recently released data from the Education Department showed that by the end of last year, 7.7 million borrowers had defaulted on $181 billion in federal student loans. By Stacy Cowley A record number ...

Microplastics pose a growing global concern as they infiltrate not just the environment but also humans and animals. Joker / Alexander Stein / ullstein bild via Getty Images A few years ago, teenager ...