Data Matters Using Chronic Absence to Accelerate Action for Student Success, by Hedy N. Chang, Lauren Bauer and Vaughan Byrnes, September 2018.

This report provides a national and state analysis of how many schools face high levels of chronic absence and discusses the implications for state and local action.

Based on data released by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, the analysis compares differences in school chronic absence levels from the 2013-14 and 2015-16 school years, while showing the connection between chronic absence levels and demographics. The report shares tools for unpacking the causes of chronic absence and provides recommendations for action.

State data reports for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and an interactive map from The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution allows anyone – from parents to policymakers – to explore the scale of the chronic absence problem documented in the 2015-16 school year data at multiple levels: school, district, state and country.

Please follow this link to the Attendance Works website to find the state data reports for all 50 states and D.C., and tables that rank states.

Please click on the following links for the full report or the executive summary:

• Full Report
• Executive Summary