Abstract: Inefficiencies, cumbersome processes, and a significant risk of errors, delays, and misuse often plague conventional methods for tracking student attendance. To address these challenges, ...

The Faculty Senate debated the role of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education, attempting to strike a balance between encouraging independent critical thinking and acknowledging the ...

After nearly doubling during the pandemic, the rates of chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools are finally showing steady signs of improvement. A student is considered chronically absent when they miss ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — House Bill 611 went into effect this school year, requiring Jefferson County Public Schools to report guardians with students who have 15 or more absences to the County Attorney’s ...

Police officers swarmed a 16-year-old high school student last week after an artificial intelligence (AI) gun detection system mistakenly flagged his bag of chips as a firearm, leaving officials and ...

As district leaders confront persistently high levels of absenteeism, they’ve put more thought into planning school calendars, strategically scheduling long weekends, staff workdays, holiday breaks, ...

Students in Illinois are still missing more school than they were before the pandemic and, for elementary school students, the number of days absent is impacting their learning even more than it did ...

Quincy Public Schools revised its attendance policy, reducing the number of unexcused absences allowed. Consequences for excessive absences have changed. A support system, including incentives, ...

Health and safety, along with school attendance, were topics presented to Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) Board of School Trustees at its regular meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 23). The ...

LSU will be using student attendance from the first three weeks of the semester to affirm their eligibility for financial aid. Students are required to have attended or participated in each of their ...

Just days before the start of the fall semester, Newark public school officials announced that attendance in the 2024-25 school year was up and chronic absenteeism down for all grades. Districtwide, ...