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July 17, 2024
Coming Together on Chronic Absenteeism: Schools’ Top Priority This Year
…Opening Remarks: Nat Malkus, Deputy Director, Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute 4:05 p.m. Panel I Panelists: Hedy Chang, Founder, Attendance Works Denise Forte, President, Education Trust Moderator: Nat Malkus,…
July 15, 2024
It Is Time to Set Goals for Cutting Chronic Absenteeism
…threat that elevated chronic absenteeism becomes a new normal in the nation’s schools. That’s why I am coming together with Denise Forte, CEO of the Education Trust, and Hedy Chang,…
May 23, 2024
Biden’s Unending Student Loan Forgiveness Run
On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced $7.7 billion in student debt cancellation for about 161,000 borrowers, equating to about $48,000 per borrower. Compared to what has already been spent on loan forgiveness…
May 6, 2024
How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Student Loan Forgiveness?
…forgiveness they think would be appropriate. In popular discourse, student loan forgiveness remains an abstract idea to be debated, not a line in our nation’s budget to be scrutinized. Meanwhile,…
February 22, 2024
Chronic Absenteeism Could Be the Biggest Problem Facing Schools Right Now
Chronic absenteeism has become a grim reality across the nation. Nationwide, chronic absenteeism nearly doubled from 15 percent in 2018 to 26 percent in 2023. How bad are these numbers,…
February 8, 2024
Chronic Absenteeism After the Pandemic
Event Summary On February 8, AEI’s Nat Malkus presented on his research into post-pandemic chronic absenteeism and then discussed the phenomenon with a panel of experts. During his presentation, Dr….
January 31, 2024
Long COVID for Public Schools: Chronic Absenteeism Before and After the Pandemic
Key Points Consistent attendance is key to student success, but post-pandemic attendance has been far from consistent. Nationwide, chronic absenteeism—the percentage of students missing at least 10 percent of a…
January 24, 2024
It’s National School Choice Week. Democrats: What Do You Think?
This week is National School Choice Week, which makes it a good time to ponder the state of the school choice coalition. During the Clinton–Bush school reform era, broad swaths…
January 19, 2024
Ninety Percent Student Attendance Won’t Solve Chronic Absenteeism
…National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released data under the headline, “Public School Leaders Report 90 Percent Average Daily Student Attendance Rate in November 2023.” With nationwide chronic absenteeism rates of about…
September 27, 2023
A Conversation with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on the Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act
…Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and AEI’s Nat Malkus on how the Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act seeks to address higher education…