The Siders family who are accused of keeping their children locked in a room were living in another house between 2020 and ...

Malheur County defied a 2021 state ban on truancy fines, passing its own citation ordinance. Its schools now report Oregon's ...

A quick search shows there are 101 licensed and pre-licensed therapists in Chattanooga who see children and teens. Nine take TennCare. Two of those aren't accepting new clients. That leaves seven ...

A Vinton County case in which 16 children were rescued from horrifying conditions and four adults now face child endangerment charges has raised a host of questions. One that repeatedly surfaces is ...

Appleton’s Common Council failed to pass an ordinance to renew truancy citations for an additional year at Wednesday night’s ...

Tucson's two largest school districts have battled high absenteeism rates for years without knowing the root causes. New ...

Advocates say the biggest issue is poor attendance with many students balancing school with work to support their families.

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Elizabeth Siders and Gary Siders Jr. previously kept six of their 16 children home from school, according to Ohio court ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office has released the final middle school truancy numbers for the 2025-2026 school year, showing significant progress in reducing ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- A pilot program aimed at reducing middle school truancy in Caddo Parish cut absenteeism rates at eight schools during the 2025-26 school year, according to Caddo District Attorney ...

The title of this Research Topic is itself a position statement. Education not canceled is not a reassurance, nor a platitude. It is a declaration: that however many days a student has missed, ...