by Sharon Noguchi and Doug Oakley | Sep 27, 2014 | Articles
A surprising conclusion was reached when one school district in California measured absentee rates: Kindergartners have the highest truancy of elementary school students. When the Franklin-McKinley School District in San Jose tracked results of attendance figures,... by Sharon Bernstein | Mar 23, 2014 | Articles
Lawmakers are taking aim at elementary school truancy with a package of bills that would help families bring their kids to school and keep them there, but it would not remove the threat of arrest if they refuse to comply. In California, the bills were developed in the... by Arne Duncan and Kamala D. Harris | Oct 16, 2013 | Articles
There are a lot of empty desks throughout the United States every year due to truancy. The costs are staggering – billions to schools, lost time and resources and most importantly the wasted student potential. In a recent Los Angeles Times article, the state...
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