Absenteeism in school districts throughout Florida skyrocketed beginning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and, confounding experts’ predictions and defying educators’ hopes, it hasn’t come back ...

Central Florida’s schools counted more than 145,000 chronically absent students who missed 18 or more days out of that 180-day school year.

For students who may have chronic absenteeism as a result of mental health challenges, the school will work with a student to tailor their schedule or place them in a smaller classroom.

A Florida State Senator has introduced a bill aimed to address chronic absences by students attending public schools.

Recent data had revealed a troubling trend in Florida: chronic absenteeism, where students had missed 10% or more of the school year.

Recently retired after a 20-year career teaching secondary mathematics, I can attest to the daunting challenge (“The absence epidemic,” June 8) posed by student absences.

Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body absent because of illnesses.

End-of-year testing results show Florida students were more proficient in math and reading than a year ago. Statewide progress monitoring scores, announced by Gov. Ron DeSantis Wednesday, detail ...

A class-action lawsuit argues that the New York City school system falls short in helping students with emotional disabilities, leaving them to miss too many school days.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Ivan Flores didn’t love school before the pandemic hit, but his views soured more when he did ninth grade online and off campus.

A Florida State Senator has introduced a bill aimed to address chronic absences by students attending public schools.

Florida schools face alarming rise in student absences since pandemic Steven Walker, Leslie Postal and Scott Travis, Orlando Sentinel Jun 5, 2025 Buy Now ...