SAN FRANCISCO, January 15, 2021 – In response to new information, Attendance Works has revised its report summarizing state attendance guidance developed since spring 2020. The report, Are Students Present and Accounted For? An Examination of State Attendance Policies During the Covid-19 Pandemic, has been updated to reflect that Michigan requires that attendance be taken, but not daily.

The report includes a scan of 50 state policies that track whether students are missing school during the coronavirus pandemic, and shows that the majority have reinstated daily attendance taking. Early data suggests that millions of students have missed a significant amount of school during the pandemic.