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An Epidemic of Student Absence: How Can We Get Kids to School?

A Summary of OSI-Baltimore's Student Attendance Series

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OSI-Baltimore
Author:
Jane Sundius and Molly Farneth
Date:
September 19, 2008

A series of three research papers prepared by OSI-Baltimore explores the problem of student absence and offers recommendations for policies and practices to boost student attendance. Together, the papers depict an epidemic of absence—but one that can be stopped if parents and guardians, schools, and city agencies work together to ensure that every child is in an educational setting every day.

This summary outlines the findings and recommendations of the three papers.

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An Epidemic of Student Absence
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A summary of the three white papers in OSI-Baltimore’s Student Attendance Series

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Papers in This Series

Missing School: The Epidemic of School Absence
Jane Sundius and Molly Farneth
September 19, 2008
This paper, the first in OSI-Baltimore's Student Attendance series, reviews local, state, and national data on habitual truancy and chronic absence, including who is absent, why, and what the outcomes of school absence are.

Putting Kids Out of School: What's Causing High Suspension Rates and Why They Are Detrimental to Students, Schools, and Communities
Jane Sundius and Molly Farneth
September 19, 2008
This paper, the second in OSI-Baltimore's Student Attendance series, demonstrates how the widespread use of exclusionary school discipline, specifically suspension and expulsion, adversely impacts children and youth.

On the Path to Success: Policies and Practices for Getting Every Child to School Every Day
Jane Sundius and Molly Farneth
September 19, 2008
This paper, the third in OSI-Baltimore's Student Attendance series, is intended to provide communities with strategies and policies that will increase the number of students in school each day.

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