When educators partnered with families on attendance, chronic absenteeism rates dropped 15%¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r1 · q2
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q2 i? Family-educator partnership interventions targeting attendance were associated with a 15% reduction in chronic absenteeism rates. → UChicago Consortium on School Research 2024

Evidence¶

UChicago Consortium on School Research 2024¶

UChicago Consortium on School Research. (2024). Family playbook: How can we understand students' progress in school? Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/events-and-resources

q2 · i? · design · r1

The playbook cites Robinson, Lee, Dearing, & Rogers (2018), an intervention targeting parental beliefs to reduce early-grade absenteeism, reporting a 15% reduction in chronic absenteeism when educators partnered with families.

"When educators partnered with families for students' attendance, chronic absenteeism rates went down by 15%!"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Time and Continuity — outcome: instruction changes it

Demopolis High School's Google Sheets-based student tracker was followed by a 7% drop in chronic absenteeism and over 3% change in graduation rate — related
EWIMS significantly reduces chronic absenteeism among grade 9 and 10 students after one year of implementation — related
As family circumstances that strain attendance pile up, preschool attendance gets worse, with children facing no obstacles missing 5.6 percent of school and those facing three or more missing 12.9 percent — related
Family circumstances pile up to worsen preschool attendance, and parent beliefs about attendance importance are related to absence rates — related
RJ implementation is associated with improved attendance, including lower chronic absenteeism relative to non-RJ schools — related
Historical legacy of boarding schools and biased attendance responses deepen generational distrust that undermines attendance partnerships with AI/AN families — related
Community schools are associated with positive student outcomes including reduced absenteeism, improved academics, and more positive school climates — a broader claim this one bears on

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