California Gov. Gavin Newsom has played his hand by ending the controversial policy that punished parents for their children’s chronic truancy, once sponsored by former Vice President Kamala Harris, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Appleton students are one step closer to risking a fine if they skip class. A city committee on Sept. 24 recommended the Common ...

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Frank J. Pallone Jr. has had many truancy cases come before him during his 24 years as a district judge in New Kensington. In those hearings, Pallone said he takes the time to learn what is going on ...

As states face persistently high rates of absenteeism, lawmakers and educators are wrestling with a thorny question: Should parents and caregivers face criminal penalties when their children miss too ...

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 ...

MIDLAND- A new state law will arm school districts with the option of handing kids over to a judge if they have three or more unexcused absences in a month. "In Texas Education is so important they ...

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 ...

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 ...

The city's truancy ordinance was previously active from 2009 to 2018 but was suspended due to concerns about its punitive nature. Chronic absenteeism in Appleton high schools has risen to 25%, nearly ...

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 ...