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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

Edsurge

In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. Its webinars usually host about 500 attendees but that number has grown since the pandemic outbreak. About 4,600 people showed up for a recent webinar, Chang says.

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Will the students who didn’t show up for online class this spring go missing forever?

The Hechinger Report

Phone calls to parents and messages on social media went largely unanswered. Administrators used it to monitor trends and determine the neighborhoods and schools with low participation, then readily provide individual schools with data on which students weren’t signing on.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Wednesday, April 16th at 4pm Webinar: What We Know About Families’ Use of Educational Media , Ask any parent about their children’s media use, and most will tell you they’re interested in media that help their kids learn. But what are parents’ experiences with their children’s use of educational media?

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