In the News

  • “Student attendance is fundamental. Without it, even the best school investments falter.”

  • "DC is experiencing a quite crisis in college access and completion. Only 8 out of 100 complete..."

  • ERN DC released a study in Nov that designated chronic absenteeism as a roadblock in student achievement...

  • Eleven D.C. public high schools have truancy rates higher than 70% with two hovering around 80%.

  • For months, Jessica Giles has demanded an interagency response to chronic absenteeism....