In School Every Day: Addressing Chronic Absenteeism Among Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
This NCHE brief examines the critical issue of chronic absenteeism among children and youth experiencing homelessness, providing an overview of how chronic absenteeism is defined, its common causes and prevalence patterns, and the impacts on both individual student performance and broader school outcomes. It offers strategies for prevention and intervention at multiple levels, including data collection practices, student-level supports, district policies, community partnerships, and federal resources. The brief is designed to help state coordinators, local liaisons, educators, and other stakeholders implement comprehensive approaches to improve school attendance and educational outcomes for children and youth experiencing homelessness.
Chronic Absenteeism Among Students Experiencing Homelessness in America: School Years… This brief discusses the number and rate of students who experienced homelessness using school- and district-level data from School Years 2016-17 through 2018-19. School Years 2019-20 and 2020-21 are provided in an appendix, along with a discussion of school district data that highlights differences in the rates of students who…
