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One-third of Maryland students were chronically absent last school year - missing 10 percent or more school days, according to the state department of education. Howard County had the fewest chronically absent students, about one in five, while more than half of Baltimore City students missed 18 school days or more.  Hedy Chang is the executive director of Attendance Works. We ask what schools can do to create a strong connection to students and families. On a local level, the Tackling Chronic Absenteeism Project is part of the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts at the University of Baltimore School of Law. We speak with coordinator Rohina Zavala and case manager Christopher Kelly.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

Today, as we continue to delve into the huge priority of chronic absenteeism, we want to shine the spotlight on Springfield Local Schools in Region 8. Springfield is a district just outside of Akron that had a huge hill to climb in terms of increasing student attendance, with more than 4 in 10 students chronically absent (meaning they were absent for at least 10% of school days) in 2021-2022. By working systematically through the Ohio Improvement Process and systemically across their entire district, Springfield saw stunning improvement in their chronic absenteeism rate in just one year. SST8's Frank Gant talks with Michelle Warner and Todd Lovell, two administrators from Springfield Jr/Sr High about the MANY things they did as a district and a building to make this happen. You'll quickly learn that data and decision rules aren't enough - building stronger relationships with students and families is at the heart of attendance work as well. Co-host: Frank Gant, SST8 Educational Consultant Additional Resources: Attendance Playbook (PDF) from Attendance Works - evidence-based strategies for addressing chronic absenteeism Root Causes of Attendance from Attendance Works website - overview and downloadable worksheet

Hedy Chang is the Founder and Executive Director of Attendance Works. A 1986 Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Hedy brings a wealth of knowledge and passion about the intricate tapestry of factors that influence why students may not make it to class. Her Chinese American background and family legacy of activism provide a rich context as we discuss her dedication to unraveling the complexities of chronic absenteeism—an issue that's foundational to achieving justice in our education system.Learn more about Hedy Chang and Attendance Works.

Chronic absenteeism has been a growing challenge for our schools, especially following pandemic learning disruptions. In fact, a report found that chronic absenteeism rates more than doubled from 26% during the 2017–2018 school year to 66% during the 2021–2022 school year. What causes chronic absenteeism? How is this impacting our students and school communities? And how can schools and parents work together to solve this issue? In this episode, Hedy Chang joins Kevin to discuss reducing chronic absenteeism in our schools.   Meet Hedy: Hedy Chang is the founder and executive director of Attendance Works, a national and state-level initiative to advance student success by addressing chronic absence. She has spent more than three decades working in the fields of family support, family economic success, education, and child development.  Attendance Works website: https://www.attendanceworks.org/  Learn more about Promising Practices 2024. https://promisingpractices24-spdc.vfairs.com/?leadsource=organic_social&utm_product=stride&lead_source_detail=podcast&utm_campaign=comms_wiwtk    This is, What I Want to Know.  

Hedy Chang, Executive Director of Attendance Works joins Tom and Megan talking about bad attendance in schools and ways to improve it.    Credit: © PA Images/Alamy Images

In the years since COVID-19 forced schools to move instruction online, we've seen a renewed effort to get kids back into the classroom.Chronic absenteeism has doubled since before the pandemic. Now, more than 14 million kids are chronically absent, according to education advocacy nonprofit Attendance Works.And this is happening as schools grapple with the lowest reading and math test scores in decades. We discuss the trend and what it tells us about what's at stake if we don't get kids back to class.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find more shows and information online.

Last year, nearly a quarter of public school students in California were considered “chronically absent” – more than double what it was before the pandemic. Factors such as parent work schedules, poverty, and lack of interest have led millions of students to miss more than 10 percent of the school year. In response, many schools are trying everything from hiring social workers to offering Uber rides and tastier food to bring more kids to the classroom. We'll talk with experts and school administrators about chronic absenteeism and what they are doing about it. Guests: Carolyn Jones, K-12 education reporter, Calmatters Gloria Corral, president and CEO, Parent Institute for Quality Education Hedy Chang, executive director and founder, Attendance Works - a national initiative that works to curb chronic absenteeism in schools. Chien Wu-Fernandez, associate superintendent, Hayward Unified School District

On today's episode of the Learning Can't Wait podcast, host Hayley Spira-Bauer has a conversation with Chelsea Waite, Principal at the Center on Reinventing Public Education.  In this fascinating discussion, Chelsea explains how she's recently realized that the three institutions with the biggest impact on her life—school, church, and community theatre—are all shrinking today.  Hayley and Chelsea explore what it means for institutions to change, and how they can best understand the needs of the communities they serve. Chelsea also discusses her work researching the effects of the COVID pandemic on learning, and explains why she believes that the best innovations are often not the most flashy. Join us every Tuesday at fullmindlearning.com/podcast.  Next week, we talk to Hedy Chang, Executive Director of Attendance Works, and Malika Elwin, Executive Director of Attendance, Research, and Innovation at NYC DOE.

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Panorama Education.The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here,Absenteeism is more than just not being present in school. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Long-term effects include the major declines in math and reading scores we've been hearing about post-COVID. In fact, the White House released figures showing the link between absenteeism and test scores is “large enough to account for 16-27 percent of the overall test score declines in math, and 36-45 percent of the declines in reading.”So how do schools turn the tide and ensure students are in school, consistently, where they can learn? Join us to hear how Boston Public Schools and the Utah Board of Education are leveraging MTSS to understand and address attendance barriers. Plus, learn attendance-specific strategies from our Playbook partner, Attendance Works. You learn how to decrease absenteeism with these strategies:Make school a place where students want to be by acting on student voice dataUse up-to-date data to identify chronic absenteeism and intervene earlyEstablish supports, including family connections, to stave future absenteeismImplement learning recovery measures to reverse the effects of absenteeismThis edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 teachers, school and district leaders, and education technology leaders.Panorama Education Helping schools and districts transform their approach to education, so that every student thrives.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Learn more about viewing live edWeb presentations and on-demand recordings, earning CE certificates, and using accessibility features.

We speak with Hedy N. Chang of Attendance Works, who describes the long-term impact on student success of chronic absence in all grades. Framing chronic absence as a truancy issue can increase alienation from school. Distinctions between excused and unexcused absences can unfairly penalize low-income students and students of color. Chronic absence rates may hit 40% this year. Ms. Chang discusses relationship-based strategies for mitigating absenteeism.

At the height of the pandemic, school closures disrupted many students' lives. In 2022, nearly 16 million students across the U.S. were chronically absent, double the pre-pandemic truancy rate, according to a new Stanford University analysis. To learn more, Ali Rogin speaks with Hedy Chang, founder and executive director of Attendance Works, an organization helping schools face this challenge. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

This is the Season 2, Episode 1 launch were we have a conversation around the importance of student connection and belongingness in schools. Educational success can increase when you create school and classroom environments. When students feel connected or a sense of belonging, this can increase a students desire to want to attend school and could potentially eliminate chronic absenteeism. This is a roundtable discussion with our hosts, Julia Bridi, Erin Dare, and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE). Happy listening! Follow us on Twitter @sd_principals Podcast Resources: SDCOE Today's Informed Principal (TIP) Sheet sign-up Attendance Works 2x10 Strategy (The Greater Good)

We speak with Hedy N. Chang of Attendance Works, who describes the long-term impact on student success of chronic absence in all grades. Framing chronic absence as a truancy issue can increase alienation from school. Distinctions between excused and unexcused absences can unfairly penalize low-income students and students of color. Chronic absence rates may hit 40% this year. Ms. Chang discusses relationship-based strategies for mitigating absenteeism.

Hedy Chang is the founder and director of Attendance Works. A nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance student success and help close equity gaps by reducing chronic absence. In this episode, Hedy talks about chronic absence in the context of COVID-19 and remote learning. How it is impacting students and what can be done about it. Learn more at www.attendanceworks.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/moshe-fried/support

This is a conversation that I had right before schools began to close because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. September is National Attendance Awareness Month, and who better to talk to about it than Hedy Chang. Hedy is the Founder and Executive Director if Attendance Works, whose mission is to advance student success and help close equity gaps by reducing chronic absence. They advocate for better policy and practices around school attendance at the federal, state, and local levels. They also partner with families and community agencies to intervene as soon as poor attendance becomes a problem for children or particular schools. Learn more at https://www.attendanceworks.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/moshe-fried/support

Follow Dana on Twitter @DanaGoodierVisit Dana's Website, DanaGoodier.comVisit the Attendance Works website Subscribe to Dana's Podcast, Out Of The Trenches About Dr. Dana GoodierDr. Dana Goodier is an educational leader and speaker with more than 18 years of experience. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership & Management, and her research interests include district accreditation and parent opt-outs from standardized testing. She is also the host of the new podcast “Out of the Trenches”, which is features educators who have been in the trenches and have managed to crawl out. Hear their stories of resiliency and what they have learned as a result of their experiences.

According to Attendance Works, a national organization that addresses chronic school absenteeism, persistent dental pain, along with related trouble eating and sleeping, makes oral health one of the leading causes of chronic school absenteeism among young students. Among school-age children, tooth decay is the most common chronic disease, five times more prevalent than asthma! Joining us to talk about the importance of dental health among our youngest learners is Dr. Adam Barefoot, Director of Oral Health with the Georgia Department of Public Health; Allison Setterlind, Director of the Head Start Collaboration Office; and Kim Tillman, Health Services Manager for Easter Seals of North Georgia. Support the show (http://www.decal.ga.gov)

This week: Listen to students and counselors in rural California put a human dimension on disturbing data about why children struggling with poverty and isolation are staying out of school; and find out why a huge proposed increase for special education has become a major disagreement between the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Across the country, more than 8 million students are missing so many days of school that they are academically at risk. Chronic absence—missing 10 percent or more of school days due to absence for any reason, whether excused, unexcused, or as a result of suspensions—can translate into third-graders being unable to master reading, sixth-graders failing subjects and ninth-graders dropping out of high school. In this episode we speak with Hedy Chang, executive director of Attendance Works, about the causes of chronic absence, its impact on student success, and what policies and practices can fix it.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Thursday, August 30, 20184:20 pm: Representative Dan McCay joins the show to discuss his idea of doing away with the state school board, and the election putting them in their positions, in favor of a governor-appointed panel4:35 pm: Eric Biggard, Chairman of the LDS Dems, joins Rod to give us his reaction to the LDS Church’s stance on the medical marijuana initiative6:05 pm: Reid Wilson of The Hill joins the show for a discussion about how Senator Kamala Harris, a California Democrat, could have her moment in the sun during the upcoming confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh6:20 pm: Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and Founder of Openthebooks.com, joins Rod to discuss the story of a Wyoming school district that has racked up nearly $10 million in credit card debt spent by employees on travel and entertainment6:35 pm: Steve Moore, Chief Economist for the Heritage Foundation, joins Rod for their weekly conversation about the week in politics and the nation’s economy6:50 pm: Hedy Chang, Executive Director of Attendance Works, joins the show to discuss some new approaches taken by schools to try and remedy chronic absenteeism