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.
The Effects of Absenteeism on Academic and Social-Emotional Outcomes: Lessons for COVID-19
Santibañez, Lucrecia and Cassandra Guarino. Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), October 2020. An evaluation of six large CORE school districts in California suggests that if students missed more than a few weeks of instruction — which is likely, particularly among low-income and other disadvantaged students — their test scores and social, emotional learning (SEL) outcomes are likely to be…
Rethinking the Role of the Juvenile Justice System: Improving Youth’s School Attendance and Educational Outcomes
The Council of State Governments Justice Center, September 16, 2020. This report summarizes key findings from an unprecedented research study on the impact of juvenile justice system involvement — particularly probation — on school attendance. It reveals that kids involved in the juvenile justice system in South Carolina not only didn’t experience attendance improvements, but their attendance actually got worse.…
Can Texting Parents Improve Attendance in Elementary School? A Test of an Adaptive Messaging Strategy
Heppen, Jessica, Kurki, A., & Brown, S. American Institutes for Research (AIR) for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). This report presents findings from a study that tested four versions of an adaptive text messaging strategy to see which, if any, would reduce chronic absence and improve achievement among 26,000 elementary school students. All four versions of the adaptive text…
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.
Multi-Tiered System of Support to Address Childhood Trauma: Evidence and Implications
Gee, Kevin et al. Policy Analysis for California Education, August 2020. When California’s students return to school this fall, schools can play a pivotal role in preventing, assessing, and addressing trauma in order to support students’ well-being. We summarize the existing evidence base on multi-tiered trauma-informed practices that offer increasingly intensive tiers of support.
Can Court Diversion Improve School Attendance among Elementary Students? Evidence from Five School Districts
Won Fy Lee, Clea A. McNeely, et. al., Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. This study examined the effect on attendance of a truancy court-diversion program for elementary students. Truancy court-diversion programs represent a shift from a law-and-order approach toward a public health model to address school absenteeism.
The impact of interventions to prevent truancy: A review of the research literature
Keppens, Gil and Bram Spruyt, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, June 2020. This article provides an integrative review of interventions to prevent truancy, reporting on sixteen empirical studies that examined the effectiveness of an intervention.