As districts nationwide grapple with bus driver shortages, maintenance backlogs, and other resourcing difficulties, it’s no longer a given that buses will show up on time—or at all.

At least one school had a significant number of “walk-ons,” who hadn’t signed up in advance. Several teachers reported that many — if not most — of those who signed up failed to show up.

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Muñoz is laser-focused on reducing the school’s chronic absenteeism rate — a challenge that many schools nationwide are grappling with in the wake of the pandemic. She is committed to seeing as many ...

Nationally, an estimated 26 percent of public school students were considered chronically absent last school year, up from 15 percent before the pandemic, according to the most recent data, from ...

On the other end of the spectrum, he said students show up late, missing one to two hours of instruction time with some stuck at school until 5:30 p.m. "It's unfair to the students.

The Sioux Falls School District, and its partners at Click Rain and Lemonly, have come up with a new campaign to increase attendance at schools across the city: “Show Up.” ...