Tag: Chronic Absenteeism
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‘We still have significant work ahead of us:’ Colorado reports minimal gains in improving attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism
Colorado schools made minimal progress improving their student attendance rates and reducing their absenteeism last year, new state data shows. After trending in the wrong direction last year, statewide attendance rates improved during the 2025-26 school year while chronic absenteeism declined, both by rates below 1%, according to data released by Colorado Department of Education…
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Colorado sees slight drop in attendance, rise in chronic absentees in 2024-25
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is heading in the wrong direction for absenteeism and student attendance, according to data released Wednesday by the state Department of Education. The daily attendance and chronic absenteeism report for the 2024-25 school year showed slight declines in the former and increases in the…
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Colorado schools see improvement in student attendance, drop in chronic absenteeism
One of the larger hindrances of public education after the COVID-19 pandemic was a dramatic rise in chronic student absenteeism. However, new state data released Thursday indicates schools are continuing to recover from this. According to the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), student attendance increased by 0.7 percentage points, up to 91.5%, while chronic absenteeism…