The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Rates of chronic ...

During COVID-19, professors got used to staring at black screens dotted with colorful circles and asking questions to silent Zoom calls. It was a common situation during the pandemic era of online ...

New attendance data shows more Colorado students went to school last year and chronic absenteeism rates dropped 3.4 points. Seventy percent of districts improved attendance. But officials say the ...

New data from the Oregon Department of Education shows high rates of chronic absenteeism continue since students returned to school from pandemic closures The rate of Oregon ninth graders on track to ...

Chronic absenteeism can feel like a problem that’s way too big for district leaders to fight effectively, but building strong, trusting, and collaborative relationships with kids and their families ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. After years of working to restore students’ attendance rates in the aftermath of the ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Attendance officers in the Clark County School District have already made thousands of home visits, less than one month into the new school year. First, district officials say ...

A group of school districts across Minnesota say they are figuring out better ways to get student attendance back on track, with the rate of chronically absent students stubbornly high even years ...

(TNS) — A new artificial intelligence platform is helping four New Mexico school districts automate the process of tracking student absences, a task that has grown increasingly burdensome with the ...

The rate of Oregon ninth graders on track to graduate in four years hit record highs during the 2024-25 school year, according to new data from the Oregon Department of Education. But nearly 35% of ...