by Beth Holmes | Apr 1, 2022 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
A million absent students in the 2020-21 school year have teachers concerned about the graduating classes for the next 12 years. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on a Gallup survey that targeted teachers in the U.S. In the survey, nearly half of all...
by Sarah Green | Jun 23, 2015 | News
This spring, an investigation by an online news source found that, in less than three years, Texas judges sent more than a thousand teenagers to jail – actual adult jail, not juvie – over charges stemming from classroom truancy. Most students were locked up because...
by Sarah Green | Jul 21, 2014 | News
A crackdown on truancy ordered by the former Education Secretary Michael Gove in the United Kingdom is causing a family a great deal of distress. Maxine Ingrouille-Kidd has said that she is being threatened with fines and prosecution if she takes her critically ill...
by Sarah Green | Apr 25, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Many believe that a parent who knowingly allows their child to skip school should be held accountable if they are doing nothing to get their child back into school. That’s when they believe action should be taken against that parent. Well now in Michigan, a new...
by Supporting Education | Oct 2, 2013 | Parent Issues, Profiles, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
What happens to a student when they drop out of school? Imagine the worst situation, and you will have hit the nail on the head. Dropouts often face time on the streets, on drugs or time in prison. Thankfully, there is an organization devoted to stopping students...