A majority of American parents see chronic absenteeism as a “major problem,” but only about a third can correctly define it. Those are the findings of an NPR/Ipsos poll released June 6, which reveal ...

Changes in state law require Ohio schools to notify parents sooner about students' attendance. It also does away with ...

Students in Massachusetts public schools are returning to classrooms after an alarming surge in chronic absenteeism in the wake of the pandemic, recently-published state figures from the current ...

As the school year comes to a close, one problem is plaguing educators across the country: chronic absenteeism. In 2023, roughly 1 student out of 4 was chronically absent across the school year. The ...

When employees aren’t well or juggling too much, elevated rates of absenteeism are one signal for organizations to look for. And that signal comes at a cost for organizations. The CDC reports that ...

It’s a painful truth already, but new numbers sharpen the picture: 61 percent of educators say that student absenteeism is higher this winter than it was in the fall of 2019, adding new urgency to ...

Everybody misses a day of work now and then. But it’s a problem when an employee misses too many days of work. Not showing up for work can cause serious problems when other employees have to cover for ...

Workplace attendance and its antithesis workplace absenteeism are both complex and multifaceted phenomena that have both negative and positive consequences for all organisations that employee people.

With smaller workforces and employees who multitask, small businesses can suffer from absenteeism more than large corporations. One key employee's absence can create havoc for a small company, so ...