absenteeism

The Interim Study Committee on Education heard about the most recent school attendance data from the Indiana Department of Education and listened to testimony from schools, professors, education companies and other stakeholders last week.

The 2024 Kids Count Data Book says more Indiana students graduate on time, but the state has lost ground in other educational areas.

The report describes how adverse childhood experiences significantly hinder a child’s ability to learn.

About one in five Indiana students missed so much school during the 2023-24 academic year they were considered chronically absent.

A slate of education bills passed out of the Senate Tuesday after debate and endorsement from lawmakers.

A Republican lawmaker overhauled her own proposal to tackle student truancy at a committee hearing Wednesday, after a flurry of behind the scenes conversations.

Indiana school officials say solving the statewide chronic absenteeism problem will require multiple approaches.

Indiana’s education officials on Wednesday raised alarms about high rates of chronic absenteeism across the state.