Chronic absenteeism increased by more than 2 percentage points in 64 percent of elementary schools versus 35 percent of secondary schools between 2017/18 and 2018/19¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2026: baselines and conditions change

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q2 i? A greater proportion of elementary schools (64 percent) than secondary schools (35 percent) experienced an increase of more than 2 percentage points in chronic absenteeism rates. → Lavigne 2021

Evidence¶

Lavigne 2021¶

Lavigne, H., Caven, M., Bock, G., Zhang, X., & Braham, E. (2021). Exploring implementation of attendance supports to reduce chronic absenteeism in the Providence Public School District (REL 2021–099). U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands. https://ies.ed.gov/use-work/resource-library/report/descriptive-study/exploring-implementation-attendance-supports-reduce-chronic-absenteeism-providence-public-school

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Descriptive year-to-year comparison of school-level chronic absenteeism rates for 22 elementary and 17 secondary PPSD schools (figure 2). Six secondary schools (35 percent) decreased by more than 2 percentage points versus two elementary schools (9 percent).

"A greater proportion of elementary schools (64 percent) than of secondary schools (35 percent) experienced an increase of more than 2 percentage points in chronic absenteeism rates (see figure 2)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Age and Developmental Stage — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Schools in which chronic absenteeism decreased implemented phone calls, mentorship programs, and text messaging with moderate or high fidelity more frequently than schools in which it increased — related
During 2018/19, attendance-related text messaging increased more quickly in schools where chronic absenteeism decreased than in schools where it increased, where use remained flat — related
Secondary schools, especially those with higher chronic absenteeism rates, used attendance-related text messaging more than elementary schools, suggesting use was better predicted by grade configuration than by absenteeism rates — related
ATI-UP increases average daily attendance in elementary schools after one semester (effect size +0.19) — related
EWIMS significantly reduces chronic absenteeism among grade 9 and 10 students after one year of implementation — related
Mailing parents personalized Absence Reports significantly reduced absences among at-risk students in a Philadelphia randomized evaluation (ES=+0.19) — related
ATI-UP reduces chronic absenteeism after one semester with a small effect size (+0.08) — related

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`title`	`Chronic absenteeism increased by more than 2 percentage points in 64 percent of elementary schools versus 35 percent of secondary schools between 2017/18 and 2018/19`
`description`	`Chronic absenteeism increased by more than 2 percentage points in 64 percent of elementary schools versus 35 percent of secondary schools between 2017/18 and 2018/19`
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`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2021`
`recheck_by`	`2026`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-08`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `lavigne-2021`

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