Students are missing a lot of classes. Chronic absenteeism, when a student misses at least 10 percent of the school year — which includes missing school for any reason, and not just unexcused absences ...

PHOENIX — A new report found one-third of Arizona public grade school students were chronically absent from school, which is double the absence rate before the pandemic. The Helios Education ...

Frequent missed school days do more than harm students academically; they also damage teachers’ perceptions of chronically absent students. And teachers’ tendency to view absent students less ...

April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses across California recover hundreds of pounds of unserved food from dining halls to serve to their hungry classmates. Students in kindergarten through ...