Chronic Absenteeism Is Hampering School Improvement Efforts in New York City: What Can Be Done about It? Issue Brief
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| Title: | Chronic Absenteeism Is Hampering School Improvement Efforts in New York City: What Can Be Done about It? Issue Brief |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Danyela Souza Egorov, Manhattan Institute (MI) |
| Source: | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. 2025. |
| Availability: | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Tel: 212-599-7000; Fax: 212-599-3494; Web site: http://www.manhattan-institute.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Attendance, Success, Academic Achievement, Dropout Prevention, Correlation, COVID-19, Pandemics, Public Schools, Intervention, Student Characteristics, At Risk Students, Homeless People, Students with Disabilities, English Learners, Hispanic American Students, Parent Attitudes, School Districts, African American Students, Racial Differences, Low Income Students |
| Geographic Terms: | New York (New York) |
| Abstract: | There is a strong relationship between student attendance and success in school. As a 2007 report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) explained, attendance data have great predictive value: students with regular attendance have better academic achievement and are less likely to drop out of school. Those who are chronically absent in early grades are more likely to require interventions to be able read at grade level by third grade. Absenteeism has been on the rise since schools reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Return to Learn Tracker, produced by the College Crisis Initiative (C2i) and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), shows that the average national chronic absenteeism rate almost doubled between 2019 (15%) and 2022 (28%). This issue brief provides descriptive statistics on chronic absenteeism in New York City public schools to help local policymakers address this issue and improve the city's schools. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED676172 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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