Education News New Jersey Graduating Senior Helps Peers By Offering Laundry Services At SchoolIman MilnerJuly 31, 2023July 31, 2023 by Iman MilnerJuly 31, 2023July 31, 2023237 A graduating senior at a New Jersey high school is stepping up to help defeat absenteeism for his peers who lack laundry services at home.... Read more
Education Entrepreneurship Leadership Black Female CEO of EdTech Startup Raised $8M To Fund AI-Powered Program To Manage Truancy In K-12 SchoolsWendy MedinaApril 9, 2022April 9, 2022 by Wendy MedinaApril 9, 2022April 9, 20224361 AllHere, an edtech company founded by Joanna Smith-Griffin, utilizes artificial intelligence through mobile messaging to curb chronic absenteeism... Read more
Education Wide Gaps in School Absenteeism Rates Linked to Achievement Gaps and Dropout RatesBlackEnterprise.comSeptember 4, 2015September 4, 2015 by BlackEnterprise.comSeptember 4, 2015September 4, 2015649 School absenteeism in the early grades is widespread in communities of color because of health issues and can lead to gaps in academic achievement.... Read more