Below is a list of research related to attendance
The reports on this page are listed alphabetically and examine the issue of chronic absence nationwide and in selected communities. Use the search box to find research using the author name. See the early education, elementary, secondary and other research categories on the right. To submit new research, please contact us.
Promoting Improved Oral Health: Legislator Policy Brief
Healthy States Initiative, Council of State Governments, June 2008. This policy brief addresses the impact of oral diseases among children and adults. Among school-age children (5 to 17), tooth decay is the most common chronic disease — five times more prevalent than asthma and seven times more prevalent than hay fever. Children lose approximately 50 million school hours each year…
Race Matters in Early School Attendance
Race Matters Institute, January 2013. This report examines the effect of chronic absence on the early grades particularly for children of color who face “racialized” barriers to attendance. Barriers explored include health problems caused by environmental toxins, ineffective school outreach to parents, logistical difficulties, residential instability, and early school suspension and expulsion. The report calls for better data on absenteeism…
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…
Reducing Chronic Absenteeism for Children in Foster Care and FINS
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, September 2017. Researchers found that little data is collected and shared between state agencies, schools, social workers and courts making it difficult to know the extent of the problem. The report explores the issue, discusses school and district bright spots, and offers recommendations to help the state reduce chronic…
Reducing Early Grade Chronic Absence: Insights From GLR Communities
What’s Working. Reducing Early Grade Chronic Absence: Insights From GLR Communities, by Attendance Works with the Campaign for Grade Level Reading. Attendance Works analyzed 33 stories generated by 28 different CGLR communities for a What’s Working Community Challenge (WWCC) brief. Each campaign identified addressing school attendance as a priority issue.
Restorative Practices in Schools
Passarella, Al. John Hopkins School of Education, May 2017. This research, prepared for the Open Society Institute-Baltimore, examines the current research and looks at restorative practices as a whole-school model. While the research finds that there is some good evidence to suggest that the practice is potentially effective, the empirical research base supporting restorative practices in schools still emerging.
Retained Students and Classmates’ Absences in Urban Schools
Gottfried, Michael A. American Educational Research Journal, December 2013, Vol. 50, No. 6, pp. 1392–1423. Research in grade retention has predominantly focused on the effect of this practice on the retained student. This study examines the effect of retained classmates on the outcomes of other students in the same classroom. Using a longitudinal data set of all elementary school students…
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