Sentences with phrase «of absenteeism among»

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.

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Among many other interventions, the Ministry of Education introduced a historic BECE Private Candidates Policy and a policy of zero tolerance for teacher absenteeism, which saw a decline in absenteeism from 27 % to a low of 7 %.

Among them: the long - looming issues of chronic absenteeism; distribution of grant funding, and the behavior and operations of the board, itself.

In an effort to lower chronic absenteeism among its Native American elementary school students, the district worked with the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde to hire a coordinator who worked with families to address transportation, bullying, and other issues that were keeping kids out of school.

After that, the White House My Brother's Keeper initiative adopted the «Success Mentors» strategy pioneered in New York City to reducing absenteeism among young men of color.

Students can demonstrate this lack of engagement by withholding effort and by «voting with their feet» through rising chronic absenteeism as they get older (PDF, 1.4 MB), and chronic absenteeism is among the highest predictors of dropping out of school.

Off sick Of the infectious illnesses that do end up affecting schools, gastrointestinal and respiratory infections are among the major contributors to absenteeism.

The authors present novel analyses of the factors at the school and student levels that relate to chronic absenteeism and describe evidence - based strategies for schools as they work to reduce rates of chronic absence among students.

Among them were: the convening of a statewide conference on absenteeism and truancy; the enactment...

Her reporting revealed that the District's much - lauded high school graduation rates were masking chronic absenteeism among as many as one - third of all 2017 graduates.

This brief reveals a significant level of absenteeism in the early school years, especially among low - income children, and confirms its detrimental effects on school success by examining children from across various incomes and race / ethnicity groups in a nationally representative sample of children entering kindergarten.

Fielding questions from members of a House Appropriations subcommittee, she said that states should decide how to address chronic absenteeism, mental health issues and suicide risks among students and that states should also decide whether children taking vouchers are protected by federal special - education law.

State leaders want to include more meaningful measurements along with test scores such as absenteeism among kindergartners, how many high school freshmen pass enough classes to be on track to graduate, and the share of high school graduates who go on to college.

A 2007 study of North Carolina schools, for example, found that a quarter of low - income middle schools had persistently high teacher absenteeism; among more - affluent middle schools, fewer than 1 in 12 had the same high absenteeism rate.

A March 2012 report found that chronic early absenteeism is widespread in Kent County's urban areas, where the percentage of the population living at or below the poverty line is high, and is especially prevalent among African - American and Hispanic youth.

In response to the Call to Action from the USED and the Every Student, Every Day: A National Initiative to Address and Eliminate Chronic Absenteeism, the Virginia Department of Education, in collaboration with Attendance Works, has created a 12 module series entitled Attendance and Truancy Among Virginia Students.

Chronic Absenteeism Among Kindergarten Students followed a cohort of students though several years and found that those who were chronically absent in kindergarten were:

This brief provides an overview of the issue of chronic absenteeism, explains the effects of chronic absenteeism on school and student performance, and suggests strategies to address the issue of chronic absenteeism among students experiencing homelessness.

The district is among a growing number nationwide working to reduce chronic absenteeism, defined in California as missing 10 percent of school days in a year.

The annual ceremony is among a host of incentives the Pittsburg Unified School District uses to encourage attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism, defined in California as missing more than 10 percent of school days in a year for any reason — excused, unexcused or suspension.

In recent years, the focus has shifted to use more positive approaches to reduce chronic absenteeism and suspension rates, which have been disproportionately high among at - risk youth, including foster youth and students of color.

They released a report about the patterns of chronic absenteeism, which shows, among other things, that transportation barriers and health problems often lead to absenteeism, and that parents sometimes need help to figure out how to get their kids to school daily.

While the attendance blitz focuses on absenteeism, recent comments from the Movement for Anti-Racist Ministry and Action (MAMA) stated that the lack of diversity among teachers also factors into student success.

The growing problem of chronic absenteeism among youth can be linked to increases...