What are the factors that affect learning at your school?

Posted on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 by coreeducation

Reducing chronic absence and developing conditions for learning are instrumental to improving outcomes for students and can be improved through policy reform and leadership. Schools and educators have the power to improve both student attendance and conditions for learning. A new Hamilton Project data interactive, “Chronic Absence: School and Community Factors,” examines the factors that Read more about What are the factors that affect learning at your school?[…]

More than 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent

Posted on December 8, 2016December 2, 2016 by coreeducation

More than 1 in 4 of the nation’s full-time teachers are considered chronically absent from school, according to federal data, missing the equivalent of more than two weeks of classes each academic year in what some districts say has become an educational crisis. The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights estimated that 27 percent Read more about More than 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent[…]

1 in 4 Teachers Miss 10 or More School Days, Analysis Finds

Posted on July 21, 2016July 8, 2016 by coreeducation

Writing for Education Week, Sarah D. Sparks uncovers the troubling issue of teacher absence: More than 6.5 million students in 2013-14 attended a school where at least half of teachers missed 10 days of school or more, according to the most recent estimate from the U.S. Department of Education. Now, a new analysis by the Read more about 1 in 4 Teachers Miss 10 or More School Days, Analysis Finds[…]

ED Publishes Educator Equity Profiles of States

Posted on January 14, 2015September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

The Education Department has ordered every state to develop strategies for ensuring that poor and minority students get their fair share of top teachers; the plans must be submitted by June 1. In the meantime, the department is highlighting the inequities states are working to solve. Newly published “Educator Equity Profiles” for every state and Read more about ED Publishes Educator Equity Profiles of States[…]

Teacher Absenteeism is a “Leading Indicator” of Student Success

Posted on December 9, 2012 by coreeducation

A new paper recently released by the Center for American Progress argues that excessive teacher absences, as might be expected, cause decreases in student achievement and waste school district resources. However, the paper asserts that problem of these excessive absences could be fairly easily alleviated because “the vast variation in teacher absence behavior means there Read more about Teacher Absenteeism is a “Leading Indicator” of Student Success[…]