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.

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 ...

Lowered expectations: Grades, absences, tardies and more When I began teaching in 1983, Florida's students needed a 94% to make an “A” and a 65% to pass. They needed to bring a note from home ...

IT IS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH. I’M NATHALIE POZO WITH YOUR NEWS TO GO AND A REPORT LAYS OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AFTER A SUSPECT ATTACKED A NURSE AT PALMS WEST HOSPITAL. IT SAYS THE SUSPECT ...