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

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked high absenteeism in public schools statewide, and five years later thousands of students miss ...

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 ...

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If passed, the new attendance requirements could take effect as early as the next school year, setting a clear framework for tackling chronic absenteeism in Florida schools. As the debate ...

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 ...

A South Florida organization is making some noise and bringing music into the classroom.Tuesday was a special day for schools ...

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 ...

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 ...