Efforts to improve school attendance in Bexar County are paying off, but fighting truancy remains a multimillion-dollar effort. In addition to school district-funded attendance personnel on each ...

RE-1 Valley School District is seeing success with its truancy program. Cindy Reyes, district family community advocate, and Elizabeth Mauler, student services director, gave an update on the program, ...

Douglas County commissioners met on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Douglas County commissioners reviewed a proposed elementary and middle school truancy initiative set to launch as early as the 2026-2027 ...

Heidi Sipe is the superintendent of the Umatilla School District. She joins us with more details. Note: The following transcript was created by a computer and edited by a volunteer. Dave Miller: From ...

Surveys suggest numerous reasons students are habitually truant from school, including lack of interest, bullying or safety, and family challenges. Taking a proactive approach, locally and statewide, ...

At the beginning of last year, one of my brightest students, Marcus, a junior, started missing school. It was gradual at first — one or two days here and there — but it soon became clear that he was ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law on October 1st, 2025 that removes jail times and fines for parents if their children are found to be missing too much school. The same day the Tehama County district ...

ELMORE, Ala. (WSFA) - Making sure kids make it to class is a priority for all school systems. Last year, a District Judge launched an effort to improve student attendance in Elmore County and ...

Hall County Deputy Attorney Michelle Oldham will be spending 18 hours a week this coming school year working with school district officials to cut down on student absenteeism. The Grand Island school ...

Hall County supervisors approved a truancy agreement Tuesday with Grand Island Public Schools, but three of the seven supervisors expressed concerns. The agreement means that Chief Deputy Hall County ...

Truancy by Mobile County Public School students fell by 50% over the last year, according to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office. Local officials said the reinstatement of a longtime support ...