Below is a list of research related to attendance
The reports on this page are listed chronologically and examine the issue of chronic absence nationwide and in selected communities. Use the search box to find research using the first few words of the paper title. See the early education, elementary, secondary and other research categories on the right. To submit new research, please contact us.
Reasons for Chronic Absenteeism Among Secondary Students
This report presents information on the results of the Reasons for Chronic Absenteeism (RCA) Survey for secondary students. The data were collected directly from 5,790 chronically absent 6th-12th grade students in 8 states (CA, FL, IA, KY, ME, MI, MN, RI), 21 school districts, and 91 schools. The data were collected from October through December 2016. Participants were selected based…
What Pittsburgh Is Doing to Ensure Every Child Has a Fighting Chance to Succeed
Joshua Childs, at the University of Texas at Austin published an update of Pittsburg’s Be There Campaign in National Civic Review. Read the article.
Absenteeism in Head Start and Children’s Academic Learning
Arya Ansari, Kelly M. Purtell. Child Development. This study examined the implications of 3- and 4-year-old’s absences from Head Start for their early academic learning. Researchers found that children who missed more days of school, and especially those who were chronically absent, demonstrated fewer gains in areas of math and literacy during the preschool year.
Mississippi KIDS COUNT 2017 Factbook
Mississippi KIDS Count. The 2017 Factbook includes information in the MS Kids Count picareas of children’s education, health, and economic well-being within the context of their family and community.
Empty Seats: Mississippi School Attendance Officers’ Perspectives on Chronic Absence
Mississippi KIDS Count. Mississippi KIDS COUNT partnered with the Mississippi Department of Education to track chronic absenteeism across the state.Screen During the 2014/15 school year, the statewide chronic absence rate dropped to 13 percent, down from 15 percent during the 2013/14 school year. A web-based survey of school attendance officers in the state collected critical information about why children miss…
Intervening through Influential Third Parties:Reducing Student Absences at Scale via Parents
Rogers, Todd and Avi Feller. Working Paper, 2017. This study analyzed whether information sent home to caregivers of K-12 students could impact chronic absence. Carefully worded messages on postcards reminded parents of the importance of absences and of their ability to influence them, added information about students’ total absences, or added the number of absences among target students’ classmates. The…
Delayed High School Start Times later than 8:30 a.m. and Impact on Graduation Rates and Attendance Rates
McKeever, Pamela M. and L. Clark. Sleep Health, In Press, March 2017. The authors analyzed the association between a delayed high school start time later than 8:30 a.m. and attendance and graduation rates. Approximately 29 public high schools from eight school districts located throughout seven different states were identified using previous research from the Children’s National Medical Center’s (CNMC) Division…