Chronic absenteeism has deep and lasting effects on students and school communities as a whole.
The purpose of this podcast is to increase awareness of the subject and offers some new information regarding school/district responsibility (as of 2015 there are new accountability factors per the Every Child Succeeds Act - ESSA) This podcast also seeks to promote critical thinking about how to improve outcomes for better attendance.
The Podcast poses the greater question :
What do schools need to change in order to attract students to school and keep them in school?
References
Attendance Works- Get Schooled Rolls Out Nationwide Contest (2015) https://www.attendanceworks.org/get-schooled-rolls-out-nationwide-contest-wake-up-calls/
Education Dive
Chronic Absenteeism Amongst Special Education Students Raises Alarms
Conditions for Learning Impact Chronic Absenteeism
Eight Ways to Prevent Chronic Absenteeism
https://www.educationdive.com/news/8-ways-to-prevent-chronic-absenteeism/527794/
Brookings Institute
Brookings.edu Jennings, B. & Lovett, K. (2017) Chronic Absenteeism: An old problem in search of new answers.
McCluskey, K., Byrum, T. & Patchin, J ( 2004) Reducing Chronic Absenteeism an Assessment of an Early Truancy Initiative
NCEO – National Educational Outcomes (2018) – NCEO Brief Number 15 – April 2018 (https://nceo.umn.edu/docs/OnlinePubs/NCEOBrief15.pdf
PBSO News Hours – Celebrity Calls Remind Students to Get Up and Get Schooled. (2011) https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/celebrity-calls-urge-students-to-get-up-get-schooled.
