Absenteeism in school districts throughout Florida skyrocketed beginning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and, confounding ...

Florida is facing an attendance crisis with chronic absenteeism rates remaining at record highs and student learning at risk.

A new report shows absenteeism is a big problem in our schools.Last year, nearly one million students across the state of ...

Florida reopened schools earlier than some states but faces the same challenges of large shares of students missing a lot of ...

In tenth grade he estimated he missed nearly 60 days of school, or a third of the academic year. He is part of an alarming trend. Absenteeism across Florida skyrocketed beginning with that COVID ...

Recent data revealed a troubling trend in Florida: chronic absenteeism, with students missing 10% or more of the school year. Since 2018, Florida has seen a staggering 54.5% increase in chronic ...

A Florida State Senator has introduced a bill aimed to address chronic absences by students attending public schools. Sign up for our Newsletters Senate bill 938, which was introduced by ...

The 74 reports that dozens of bills nationwide seek to address chronic absenteeism, and while some focus on support and ...

If a student misses 10% of the school year or more, it's considered chronic absenteeism. And in Florida, one school district struggling with these absences says part of the problem is that kids ...

(CBS12) — A new bill was introduced to the Florida Senate to combat chronic absenteeism in schools. Senate Bill 938, filed by Senator Stan McClain, states if a student is absent 10% of the time ...

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