Fueled by evidence on the strong relationships between school climate and academic achievement, teacher satisfaction, health outcomes, and socio-emotional skills, states and districts are increasingly trying to measure school climate.
Many states have adopted kindergarten entry assessments to measure children’s development as they begin school.
Chronic absenteeism—defined as missing 10 percent or more days of school—is a significant problem for the nation’s youngest students.
Educators, policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders in the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Mid-Atlantic region and across the country acknowledge the need to reduce chronic student absenteeism (typically defined as missing 10 percent or more of a school year).