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.
WELCOME
INSA warmly welcomes Georgine Aerts as support for administration and communication. Email info@insa.network.
LONG-TERM IMPACT
A new publication by Michael Gottfried & Arya Ansari links chronic kindergarten absence to long-term declines in executive functioning.
New Report
February 2021 report from Attendance Works & the Everyone Graduates Center, with 9 actions for attendance challenges due to COVID-19.
Dissertations
Check the latest doctoral dissertations on school attendance and absenteeism, many focused on strategies to improve attendance.
New Research
A new publication showing the role of teacher attachment and school safety in protecting against absenteeism among victimized youth.
Tips Document
Tips from Child Trends, with strategies to virtually support and engage families of young children during COVID-19 and beyond.
FEBRUARY 4th Conference
Free conference on school absenteeism, by Statped (Norway), Valteri (Finland), Aarhus Uni (Denmark), & Magelungen (Sweden).
COVID & ABSENTEEISM
Scottish team studied trends in school attendance after first wave of school closures, finding socioeconomic inequalities in absences.
