Attendance Archives

Reducing Seclusion in Minnesota Schools: A Community-Led Advocacy Success

Sep 4, 2025

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This case study examines a specific challenge and success story in education advocacy: the defense of a critical policy in Minnesota aimed at reducing the use of seclusion in schools. We will explore how EdAllies, a Minnesota-based organization, mobilized a community-led coalition to protect a recently enacted ban on seclusion for young students, highlighting transferable…

Principal Navigator: Special Educator Retention

Aug 21, 2025

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This resource is an interactive tool that helps school and district teams strengthen student and teacher retention. It provides research-based strategies, practical tools, and examples from schools to improve school culture, support staff, and engage families.

How to Tackle Chronic Absenteeism: Resources for Policymakers, Educators, and Researchers

Aug 15, 2024

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This AIR resource offers a guide to tackling chronic absenteeism in schools. It provides actionable strategies, evidence-based interventions, and policy recommendations for policymakers, educators, and researchers to improve student attendance and engagement.

eBook: Bridging Gaps and Elevating Learning

Feb 7, 2024

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In reading this fictional (but based on real-life examples!) account, you’ll understand how SchoolStatus can make a daily impact, and learn why it’s the communication and attendance platform your district needs.

Bridging Private and Public School Placements: The Partnership Classroom Model with the Bradley Schools

Aug 31, 2021

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This case study describes the Bradley Schools partnership model, currently in use in approximately 5 districts across two states. Partnership classrooms act as a bridge for students with psychiatric and behavioral needs between specialized day schools and integrating back into public school, with the support of highly trained Bradley staff.

Missing in the Margins: Estimating the Scale of the COVID-19 Attendance Crisis

May 19, 2021

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By mid-March 2020, most American schools had shut their doors, and about half remain fully or partially closed to in-person learning today. For approximately 3 million of the most educationally marginalized students in the country, March might have been the last time they experienced any formal education — virtual or in-person.

How Can Educators Tap Into Research to Increase Engagement During Remote Learning?

Jan 21, 2021

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As university professors and researchers who work closely with K-12 online teachers and learners, we’ve heard from many newly remote educators who are struggling. Recent class discussions have focused on the difficulties of getting through to students without in-person contact, especially during a time of enormous stress. Some teachers report that their students lack interest…

Improving Attendance in a Remote Learning Environment

Jan 8, 2021

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The purpose of this brief is to adapt the suggestions and strategies provided in Improving Attendance and Reducing Chronic Absenteeism to guide practice during remote instruction.

The Next Step: Educators Challenges for Online and Virtual Schools Serving Students with Disabilities

Nov 11, 2020

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of students are at home rather than in their schools, and teaching and learning have shifted online with little or no planning. While this shift to virtual learning environments impacts all students, those with disabilities are impacted in ways that pose special challenges for educators, related service providers,…

Responding to COVID-19 and the Demand for Virtual Learning Challenges

Nov 11, 2020

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Opportunities and actions for schools to ensure responsible inclusion.

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