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Six months have passed since the Pennsylvania legislature barred habitually truant students from being able to transfer to a cyber charter school. The change was one of several new requirements for ...

News about a Michigan teen sent to jail for missing online assignments this spring served as a cautionary tale for how kids could still be punished for not attending class, even if their schools move ...

In the aftermath of the pandemic there has been a substantial increase in the number of students who are absent from school in the UK, and children are reporting higher levels of mental ill health ...

A state task force likes the idea, but one former officer says the proposed job description could be a bit too much. Editor's note: The podcast episode has two segments. The portion dealing with our ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- Philadelphia's District Attorney says bureaucracy at the Philadelphia School District is thwarting his effort to go after parents of students who are chronically truant. At a city ...

What’s the No. 1 thing that people who are arrested in Philadelphia have in common? According to Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, it’s that they did not complete high school. In an effort ...