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Check and Connect: The role of monitors in supporting high-risk youth

Christenson, S.L., et al. Reaching Today’s Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal, 2, 18–21. 1997. During seven years of experience with federally funded intervention projects for high-risk youth, Check and Connect has developed a system of support that helps even the most challenging young people meet school standards. In work with secondary level students with emotional and learning disabilities,…
Published:   January 2006

Effect of Full-Time versus Part-Time School Nurses on Attendance of Elementary Students with Asthma

The Journal of School Nursing, 2004. Asthma, the most common chronic disease in children today, is the leading cause of absenteeism among students. It accounts for nearly 20 million lost school days annually. This study examined whether full-time (5 days per week) or part-time (2 days per week) school nurses would have a differential effect on the frequency of absences…
Published:   December 2004

Increasing Student Attendance: Strategies from Research and Practice

Railsback, Jennifer. Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, June 2004. This report looks at practices and outcomes of attendance programs across the country. Although promising practices exist across the country, there are no “silver bullet” approaches proven to keep children in school. Other research has investigated how school disengagement relates to decreased attendance. In addition to asking “How can we help students…
Published:   June 2004

Burden of Asthma in Inner-City Schoolchildren: Do School-Based Health Centers Make a Difference?

Webber, Mayris P. Arch Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine Volume 157, February 2003. This study compared information about students at six inner-city elementary schools in the Bronx. Four of the schools had school-based health centers while two did not. Researchers looked at data regarding hospitalization, emergency department visit, and absenteeism among students with asthma. They found that access to school-based health centers…
Published:   February 2003

Present and Accounted For: Improving Student Attendance Through Family and Community Involvement

Epstein, Joyce L. and Steven B. Sheldon. Journal of Educational Research, vol 95, pp. 308-318, May/June 2002. This study suggests that schools may be able to increase student attendance in elementary school by implementing specific family and community involvement activities. The study discusses the results of an analysis of longitudinal data collected on schools’ rates of daily student attendance and…
Published:   June 2002
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