Chronic absenteeism (missing 18 days of school or more) has already been a major challenge post-pandemic. Check out what I and others in field have to say about the impact of ice raids on student well-being, attendance and school communities. thehill.com/homenews/educa…

Some of yall need to stop listening to your parents. A lot of them are not well-educated in several areas of life. Go get a mentor, a therapist, life coach, something.

Two executive orders target K-12 school discipline for Black students and other underserved students, even though they are disciplined more than their white peers. Read the full article: edtru.st/4llNaZZ #educationpolicy #educationnews #saveourstudents #schooldiscipline

Carl Felton, policy analyst on the P-12 team at EdTrust spoke with The Hill on how schools can work to solve chronic absenteeism Read the full article: bit.ly/4oO7hCP

Today at 3pm! Join us for "The Power of Presence: Sustaining Progress in Reducing Chronic Absenteeism" Register to attend in person or watch online: edtru.st/45JcuCY

Follow along for updates from #AEIChronicAbsenteeism – an important panel discussion on progress made, and the need for continued action on, #chronic absenteeism, including our own @Augustusedtrust. Tune in here: edtru.st/45JcuCY

It's also the first anniversary of the 50% challenge, a call by EdTrust, Attendance Works and Nat Malkus for states to reduce chronic absenteeism by 50% over five years. Learn more here: attendanceworks.org/resources/the-…

Attendance Works Nat Malkus OH Dept of Ed and Workforce CT Dept of Education Connecticut's LEAP home visiting program showed notable improvements in attendance for students at all grades. “We’re talking about building relationships with our families, with our communities...Relationships matter…" says Supt. Russell-Tucker

Augustus Mays Attendance Works Nat Malkus Thanks for joining us! To be notified about EdTrust’s forthcoming research on #chronicabsenteeism – focused on the need for disaggregated data, supportive practices, and more, sign up at edtrust.org/absent.

The former high school debate coach had an idea. He took a chance and integrated debate into every class, across all grade levels. He also expanded the debate team, and a third of the students enrolled with a select group traveling to tournaments. edtru.st/3J4QNGq

"American Students and Their Families Should Not Have to Suffer nor Sacrifice Their Basic Needs Inside and Outside the Classroom" Statement From EdTrust on the Impacts of the Federal Government Shutdown. Read the statement: edtru.st/3JDkiza #SNAP #GovermentShutdown

"In the richest nation on Earth, no child should ever go to bed hungry — yet millions do. And I was one of them. " Cutting off SNAP is Cutting Off Lifelines — Students & Their Families Are Paying the Price of Politics. Read the rest of this powerful blog: edtru.st/4oKtlgB

📢 When SNAP benefits stop, students suffer. Hear from EdTrust President & CEO Denise Forte on how the government shutdown could impact students and families across the nation: youtube.com/shorts/8VVXy0G…

"Thousands of students have returned to schools, which means that states are putting in the work," said Carl Felton, III, a policy analyst at EdTrust, a nonprofit that advocates for underrepresented students. Read the full article: edtru.st/4om915r