Resources

Find out the chronic absence rate at your child's school, compare rates across NC school districts, or see how NC stacks up against other states, with this interactive chronic absence map from The Hamilton Project.

September is Attendance Awareness Month. In this webinar on September 12, we shared the results of chronic absence self-assessment surveys completed by school districts across North Carolina. The presentation explores the aggregated results of the survey and shares bright spots from around the state that offer actionable steps districts can learn from to improve regular school attendance.

September is Attendance Awareness Month. In this webinar on September 12, we shared the results of chronic absence self-assessment surveys completed by school districts across North Carolina. The presentation explores the aggregated results of the survey and shares bright spots from around the state that offer actionable steps districts can learn from to improve regular school attendance.

AttendaNCe Counts: What North Carolina School Districts are Doing to Reduce Chronic Absence provides results of a self-assessment that asked school districts to share which of their attendance policies and practices are strong, and where there are opportunities for improvement. The assessment responses are the self-reported impressions of school district superintendent office staff. Fifty-five out of 115 school districts responded.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed September 2018 to be Attendance Awareness Month.

In the proclamation, Governor Cooper reminds us that regular school attendance is essential for grade-level reading, academic achievement, and graduation, by giving young students the reading skills they need to achieve, decreasing the likelihood of being retained, and supporting the development of social-emotional skills needed to persist in school.

NCECF's new 2018 toolkit to support community partners in highlighting the importance of regular attendance in the early grades.

This research-to-practice brief highlights findings from Child Trends’ study of first-time parents of young children (under age 3) and their knowledge about parenting and child development.

This press release announces Governor Cooper's proclamation that July 12 is Summer Learning Day in North Carolina, highlighting the importance summer plays in children’s school achievement and calling on communities to champion summer learning.

This research brief discusses the research case for literacy and attendance, family attitudes on attendance, and helping families improve attendance.