WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) - More than 18,000 students in Waterbury returned to the classroom Tuesday morning for the first day of school. District officials said they prepared throughout the summer and ...

For schools across the U.S., chronic absenteeism is often a top problem. One public school district has taken an unorthodox approach to combatting it. High school students within the Detroit Public ...

Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) paid students up to $1,000 for perfect attendance and is expanding the incentive program to middle schoolers after district officials say it ...

The start of the school year is here, and Ohio has a new attendance policy that lowers the threshold for when parents get notified about how much school their kid has missed. "We are going from what ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Ohio parents can expect more frequent communication from school front offices this year thanks to a new state law. Now, every single missed school day—including excused sick days, ...

WICKLIFFE, Ohio — As students return to classrooms across Ohio, parents may start hearing from their child's school sooner if they miss class. Ohio school districts are beginning the 2026-27 school ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk Public Schools students return to classrooms soon, and the 2026-27 school year will bring several changes for students and families including a revised attendance policy, ...

The Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools believes the last time the district experienced a decline in enrollment as drastic as last year's was after Hurricane Andrew. "When do you lose ...

Changes in Ohio state law require schools to respond sooner when students are absent. It also removes the condition of medically excused absences, which means doctor appointments can now count toward ...

Georgia law requires most children to attend school during their elementary and secondary years, but there are specific rules for age requirements, absences and withdrawing from school. Under Georgia ...

A new school year is underway for many students in the area, and Indiana is putting a continued emphasis on making sure students are in the classroom. Since July 2025, a state law was passed that ...

OREGON (KTVZ) -- Right now, Oregon schools are seeing an increase in students regularly attending class, but one state lawmaker says more work is needed. New data shows more than 7,000 additional ...