“I started skipping her class even more ... Emotional and behavioral problems also have kept kids home from school. Research shared exclusively with AP found absenteeism and poor mental ...

The city’s rate of chronic absenteeism shot up from 25% of students before Covid to 34.8% last year.

Children who skip breakfast may be missing more than just their morning meal — they could also be missing out on better test ...

But parents are also part of the problem, the study said, having become more lenient post-pandemic about their kids skipping school. “Some teachers said that remote work has made it easier for ...

More than ever, kids and parents are deciding it’s OK ... Tachiquin recalled. “I started skipping her class even more.” In Massachusetts, Medford High School requires administrators to greet and talk ...