140. How can we reduce chronic absenteeism? with Executive Director of Attendance Works Hedy Chang
Chronic absenteeism has been a growing challenge for our schools, especially following pandemic learning disruptions. In fact, a report found that chronic absenteeism rates more than doubled from 26% during the 2017–2018 school year to 66% during the 2021–2022 school year. What causes chronic absenteeism? How is this impacting our students and school communities? And how can schools and parents work together to solve this issue? In this episode, Hedy Chang joins Kevin to discuss reducing chronic absenteeism in our schools. Meet Hedy: Hedy Chang is the founder and executive director of Attendance Works, a national and state-level initiative to advance student success by addressing chronic absence. She has spent more than three decades working in the fields of family support, family economic success, education, and child development. Attendance Works website: https://www.attendanceworks.org/ Learn more about Promising Practices 2024. https://promisingpractices24-spdc.vfairs.com/?leadsource=organic_social&utm_product=stride&lead_source_detail=podcast&utm_campaign=comms_wiwtk This is, What I Want to Know.