New Toolkit Offers Updated Messaging to Address the Chronic Absenteeism Crisis in K-12 Schools
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, one out of every four students—or even more—have been considered chronically absent in U.S. school systems. To combat the growing absenteeism crisis, a new study from the Ad Council Research Institute, funded by Overdeck Family Foundation, provides guidance for how school leaders, educators, community partners, and others can more effectively encourage families to send their children to school on a consistent basis.