Historical legacy of boarding schools and biased attendance responses deepen generational distrust that undermines attendance partnerships with AI/AN families¶

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Currency · newest study 2024 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2029: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q1 i? The historical legacy of American Indian boarding schools and current biased responses to absenteeism, such as labeling AI/AN absences unexcused, adversely affect relationships with educational institutions and undermine attendance-improvement efforts. → Chang 2024

Evidence¶

Chang 2024¶

Chang, H.N., & Leong, C. (2024). Missing more than school: Reducing chronic absence for American Indian and Alaska Native students. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED655926

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The brief argues, citing prior scholarship, that boarding schools founded to eliminate traditional cultures inflicted long-term damage and that generational distrust is compounded when curricula lack cultural responsiveness. It also reports AI/AN students are more likely to have absences labeled unexcused, which can lead to denied credit and legal actions. No effect size is printed.

"The relationships of AI/AN students, families, and communities with educational institutions continue to be deeply and adversely affected by the historical legacy of American Indian boarding schools."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• Chronic absence rates among Native students vary widely across states, with Alaska highest at 60% Native versus 37% White in 2022/23 — related
• Race is more strongly associated with preschool chronic absenteeism than neighborhood poverty; African American students are about twice as likely to be chronically absent — related
• When educators partnered with families on attendance, chronic absenteeism rates dropped 15% — related
• AI/AN students experienced chronic absence rates among the highest of any ethnic group before and after the pandemic — related
• Excused-unexcused absence distinctions show few outcome differences and delay intervention — related