Education News – Kristin Decarr
“A national report released by nonprofits Attendance Works and Healthy Schools Campaign suggests that a child’s attendance in kindergarten has a strong influence on future educational success. The report looked at absenteeism among students, finding that those 5-year-olds who were chronically absent in their first year continued to stay behind their peers in later grades, averaging 20 percentage points lower on reading tests and 25 points lower in math…Whatever the reason, missing school that often can have long-lasting consequences, as researchers found a link between poor attendance and lower National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores.”(more)