NEW BOOK
Christopher Kearney's revised and updated book, 'Getting your child back to school: A parent’s guide to solving school attendance problems'.
7 TIPS
Hedy Chang from 'Attendance Works' posted 7 tips for schools to reduce chronic absenteeism, with a focus on monitoring attendance.
SCHOOL COUNSELLORS
This article presents the important role of school counsellors in supporting school students during and beyond the COVID pandemic.
REVIEW ARTICLE
33 studies were reviewed by Sallyanne Marlow & Neelofar Rehman, showing positive family processes influence school attendance.
RESEARCH
Holland Banse and colleagues examined family involvement, based on efforts to help children be prepared for school, tardiness, & absence.
FREE RESOURCES
Access questionnaires used to understand school attendance problems; available in several languages; more coming online.
POLICY
A paper in Educational Policy by Joshua Childs and Richard Lofton; they discuss the complex root causes of chronic absenteeism.
New Research
Roisin Devenney & Catriona O'Toole report on education professionals' views on school refusal, urging wider discussion on social justice.
SHARE YOUR WORK?
INSA and Continuity in Education are hosting a call for papers on supporting young people through disruptions.
POLICY IMPACT
Jacob Kirksey and Michael Gottfried highlight the role 'Breakfast After-the-Bell' can have in addressing current policy about absenteeism.
