Empty seats have become a common sight in our nation’s classrooms. Students are missing school at record-high rates–not because they don’t want to be there, but because significant barriers are ...

Southern Local School District is looking to curb excess unexcused absences in both its elementary and junior/senior high school buildings through initiatives and incentives. Elementary student Aubrey ...

Last week, in what proved to be the final home game for now-former Kansas State coach Jerome Tang, the Wildcats were greeting by students wearing grocery bags over their heads. It was a response to a ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -- Attendance is a major issue in schools across the country, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. For some students, there are compounding barriers that prevent them from ...