Chronically truant students (i.e., those who miss 18 or more days of school per year), suffer extensive consequences. Reducing truancy can improve academic success, decrease dropout rates, and improve student engagement.
Resources for Truancy Reduction
Related Briefs
Outside Resources
National Center for School Engagement
The National Center for School Engagement provides numerous resources schools can use in reducing truancy.
Tackling Truancy
This infographic addresses impacts, root causes, and common responses to truancy, as well as what works in addressing truancy.
Evidence-Based Practices for School Refusal and Truancy
This book discusses strategies and interventions for school refusal and truancy at the universal, targeted, and intensive levels.