White House announces new effort to fight chronic absenteeism in schools

Washington Post ^ | 10/7/15 | Emma Brown

[markomalley]

The Obama administration on Wednesday announced that it will begin publishing data on chronic absenteeism rates at schools nationwide, part of a campaign meant to highlight and address the problem of poor attendance.

A growing body of research has shown that children who miss more than 10 percent of the school year — about 18 days in most districts — are more likely to struggle academically and drop out. An estimated 5 million to 7.5 million children are chronically absent each year, but many school districts and reform strategies have failed to tackle the problem head on.

Now, the White House wants to help change that with the “Every Student, Every Day” campaign to help districts identify which children are missing school too often and figure out what kind of help those children need in order to get to class.

[markomalley]

And so FEDGOV is going to help this how?

[fwdude]

Yes: “We’re from the government, and we’re here to...”

[maddog55]

Easy, spend billions more and then reduce the school year by 10%. Problem solved.

[MeganC]

It’s all about keeping up the Average Daily Attendance subsidy.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

And when the stats show that its inner city, predominantly black schools that have horrible attendance? All together now — RACISM!!!

[fatnotlazy]

Oh swell! Yet another taxpayer funded government program that will waste time and money, but do nothing.

Obama sure knows how to spend other people's money, doesn't he?

[Vaquero]

Yeah the executive anus needs those young skulls full of mush to be propagandize for a daily dose of Marxism 101.

[FourPeas]

“Great teachers matter, great principals matter, but they can’t work their magic if our babies aren’t in school,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan

Obama's Education Brain Trust. Babies. *eyeroll*

[MeshugeMikey]

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

It really sickens me when leftists come up with these cheerful titles and acronyms to push their agenda.

[Mark17]

And when the stats show that its inner city, predominantly black schools that have horrible attendance? All together now — RACISM!!!

You got it. Aren't you totally sick of the R card?

[dfwgator]

[Trailerpark Badass]

Now, the White House wants to help change that with the “Every Student, Every Day” campaign to help districts identify which children are missing school too often and figure out what kind of help those children need in order to get to class.

Lemme guess: money?

[mrsmel]

Backdoor route to harrassing homeschoolers. I don't trust this administration-this entire government-as far as I could throw it. Everyone of them, from the Uniparty, and its bureaucracy, lives to expand government, their power, and their control of our lives.

[FourPeas]

And, when it's determined that a certain demographic are overly represented in the children who are absent, then what new subsidy must we fund? Free alarm clocks? Automated calls to their cell phones? Personal visits from life coaches?

Then, when it's determined they don't get to bed at a reasonable hour....

Just further down the path to all children being wards of the state.

[conejo99]

poor attendance leads to poor performance
OR
poor performance leads to poor attendance?

[Milton Miteybad]

They’re aiming to federalize your local truancy officers. ;-)

[mrsmel]

And the buses will have to be exchanged for limosuines-after all, don't all white kids use their white privilege by riding in limos to school?

[Cicero]

Feed them more kale for lunch. That’ll pull them in!

[UCANSEE2]

‘...to help districts identify which children are missing school too often and figure out what kind of help those children need in order to get to class.”

WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION.