Sentences with phrase «about high absenteeism»

WBFO asked her about high absenteeism rates in Buffalo schools.

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But even the best educators are only effective when they show up, and school officials in Buffalo are raising concerns about high rates of absenteeism among teachers.

The authors dwell on current building concerns such as «sick building syndrome» (buildings associated with higher than normal absenteeism and sickness rates, complaints about air quality, headaches, eye problems, dry mouth and blocked nose), legionnaires» disease and radon.

I wondered about that when I looked at the education department's 2009 report on absenteeism and paged to high - performing Montgomery County, Maryland.

Teacher absenteeism was high, Riddile said, which seemed to some kids to validate their own absences (the daily absentee rate for teachers nationwide is about 5 percent, according to some studies, compared to about 1.7 percent for private - sector workers).

At about the same time, Johns Hopkins University researcher Robert Balfanz and the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research were finding that chronic absenteeism in middle and high school was a leading indicator that students would drop out.

In New York City, school officials have implemented a variety of special programs designed to attack the same problem — daily absenteeism runs at about 23 percent of the district's high - school students.

This week: Very high chronic absenteeism at continuation high schools serving at - risk students, upcoming State Board approval of the plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act; a preview of California Road Trip, a new podcast about California schools taking on difficult academic challenges.

(To learn more about the effect of teacher absenteeism click here) This can be accomplished by utilizing substitute teachers who employ a high self efficacy.

«About 21 percent of our students are not graduating high school, and absenteeism plays a huge role in that,» Chris Reykdal, superintendent of public instruction, said in a statement.

Chronic absenteeism also can result from poor quality education, ambivalence about or alienation from school, and chaotic school environments, including high rates of teacher turnover, disruptive classrooms and / or bullying.