South Dakota’s success rate for keeping truancy cases out of court is the lowest it’s been in a decade, according to an annual report presented to a state committee. The Juvenile Justice Reinvestment ...

A Louisiana state task force is recommending that lawmakers avoid tying school funding to student attendance, arguing that doing so could inadvertently punish schools that need resources the most. The ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The second nine weeks is coming to an end soon, and both Caddo and Bossier school districts say they have seen positive attendance numbers so far this school year. Despite ...

GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Director of Greene County Schools Dr. Chris Malone said he is concerned about specific homeschooling numbers in the county, but it is not the rising number that worries ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and I don’t have much in common politically. He’s the Democratic governor of California; I work for a think tank in Utah that supports limited government. Newsom opposes school ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A Waco woman was arrested Thursday after authorities say she threatened to shoot a judge during a truancy hearing in South Waco. Daisy Hernandez, 19, remained jailed under $5,000 ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law on October 1st, 2025 that removes jail times and fines for parents if their children are found to be missing too much school. The same day the Tehama County district ...

A News-Gazette editorial last month addressed the recent formation of an Illinois legislative “task force” to study the serious problem of poor public school attendance by minors and to suggest ...