In this October 22, 2019 GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, Hedy Chang, the executive director of Attendance Works, reminded attendees of the negative effects of chronic absenteeism on student achievement, stressing how these effects increase significantly when children...
“And how are the children?” That traditional Maasai greeting is at the heart of a series of GLR Learning Tuesdays sessions that were hosted by the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) this spring and are being rebroadcast with updates during the month of August. In...
"It's an all-hands-on-deck approach. All of us have a part in ensuring that our students are attending school on a daily basis and it's all of our work to reduce that chronic absenteeism." Moderated by S. Kwesi Rollins, MSW, of the Institute for Educational...
Continuing CGLR’s winter series examining the data and results from NAEP, also known as the Nation’s Report Card, the latest session delved into an analysis of the recently released Education Recovery Scorecard report. While NAEP provides nationwide trends in reading...
Co-Sponsored by Learning Heroes and Attendance Works Moderated by John Gomperts of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, attendees heard from experts in the field who are actively working to align the priorities of strong attendance and family engagement. Hedy...
“We use public policy, research and data, community investments and communications all together to leverage systemic change. And I think the work of chronic absenteeism is a great example to see this work in action,” –Janice Palmer, Senior Vice President, Government...
In this Big Bets Working session, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) hosted a conversation with practitioners working at the school, district, community and state levels to hear how they are partnering with families to overcome attendance barriers and make...
Alarming increases in chronic absence across the nation, particularly in kindergarten, reveal the urgent need to re-establish routines of daily attendance among our youngest learners. Students chronically absent in preschool and kindergarten are more likely to be...
Moderated by Hedy Chang of Attendance Works, this session featured an inspiring conversation about how schools and housing agencies should and could be working together to address the skyrocketing rates of chronic absence. The panelists, discussing collaborations in...
“People know that they need to engage families, that relationships are key, but they don’t always connect that to the incredibly important performance indicators we want for kids. That feels like a true opportunity moving forward, to really capitalize on the demand...
“One of the biggest things we have tended to do is focus a lot on the parents because they're the ones that bring the kids to the school. So [we’re]…picking up on that part…not only celebrating the kids, but also celebrating the parents. – Sandra Romero, Children’s...
Attendance WorksNurturing Everyday Attendance For Our Youngest StudentsThis content was originally posted on Attendance Works' blog and can also be found here. After three years of economic, social and learning disruptions, nurturing everyday attendance starting in...
"Data isn't a hammer, it's a flashlight showing the way." - Cecelia Leong, Attendance Works. Moderated by Cecelia Leong of Attendance Works, the July 12, 2022 GLR Learning Tuesday Learning Loss Recovery Challenge webinar explored what makes a school district resilient...