Appleton students are one step closer to risking a fine if they skip class. A city committee on Sept. 24 recommended the Common Council approve a truancy enforcement ordinance. Two members of the five ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The pandemic created an education crisis in America, with more than 25% of students nationwide chronically absent, missing 10% or ...

A Houston area state senator is targeting the truancy problem with a proposed law. This is the second time State Sen. Paul Bettencourt/(R) Dist. 7 has filed a bill aimed at chronically truant students ...

Melissa Keller has been a truancy officer in Lafayette Parish schools for nearly 20 years. Lately, she's been busier than ever. Chronic absenteeism, or the share of students who miss at least 10% or ...

In Washington, school districts are working on how they interact with truant students. The state has laws in place that allow school districts to work with kids and understand why they’re missing ...

“Count Me Present”: A Retired Cop’s Field-Tested Fix for America’s School Absenteeism Crisis Holly Ridge, NC, 4/29/2026. Susie Winfield, an Army veteran, retired police officer, and former school ...

At the beginning of last year, one of my brightest students, Marcus, a junior, started missing school. It was gradual at first — one or two days here and there — but it soon became clear that he was ...