November 29, 2021: Portland Press Herald
Portland Schools Continue to See More Chronic Absenteeism Amid Pandemic by Rachel Olm

February 2, 2021: Maine Public Radio
Texting, Making House Calls to Keep Students Connected During the Pandemic

November 10, 2020:  The Forecaster
Superintendent's Notebook:  Every Minute Counts

June 17, 2019:  The Portland Press Herald
Our View: Family Schools Tackle Missed Days Together

June 8, 2019:  The Morning Sentinel
Anson-area School District Goes from Punitive to Positive to Reduce Absenteeism by Rachel Olm

December 11, 2018:  WMTW
Partnerships Seek To End Chronic Absenteeism in Maine Schools

November 19, 2018:  Portland Press Herald
Portland Schools Using 'Positive Engagement' to Fight Absenteeism by Kate Irish Collins

June 6, 2018:  Portland Press Herald Editorial
Our View: School Absences Hurt a Student One Day at a Time - Maine's soaring rate of chronic absenteeism points to the need for early and individualized intervention

June 4, 2018:  Bangor Daily News
With 16 percent of kids “chronically” absent, Maine struggles to get them to school  by Nick McCrea

November 30, 2017: The Gorham Times, page 9
Count ME In for Attendance photo of Alison Smith, Great Falls Student who created one of the winning posters.

October 21, 2017: The Portland Press Herald: Maine Voices
For Young People to be College- and Career-Ready, Student Attendance Matters  by Ken Kunin, Larry Malone and Susan Lieberman

August 15, 2016: The Forecaster
Superintendent's Notebook: Attending School is Important, Starting with Day 1  by Xavier Botana, Superintendent Portland Public Schools

January 26, 2016: NECN News
The Walking School Bus in Lewiston by Danielle Waugh

September 16, 2015: The Forecaster
Superintendent's Notebook: Attending School is First Step to Success by Jeanne Crocker, Interim Superintendent for Portland Public Schools

March 15, 2015: Portland Press Herald Editorial
Our View: Student Absences Require Creative Response

Feb 26, 2015: Gorham Times, page 6
Attendance Matters!  by Becky Hayward, School Counselor at Village School in Gorham

September 4, 2013: Portland Press Herald
Our View: From Kindergarten On, Every Day in Class Counts  Southern Maine schools are trying to cut elementary absenteeism.

December 6,  2021: The 74
Launch New Efforts to Get Chronically Absent 9th Graders Back in Class by Linda Jacobson

September 30,  2021: K-12 Dive
7 Strategies to Prevent Chronic Absenteeism in the Return to School by Kara Arundel

July 15, 2021: Education Week
An Action Plan for Confronting Chronic Absenteeism This Fall  by Stephen Sawchuk

May 2021: Future Ed
Present Danger: Solving the Deepening Student Absenteeism Crisis by Phyllis Jordan

December 14, 2020: The74Million.org
No One Taught Us How to Do This: As Families Face Evictions and Closed Classrooms, Data Shows Dramatic Spike in Mid-Year School Moves by Linda Jacobson

October 20, 2020: The74Million.org
Write Less to Say More-How Schools Can Communicate More Effectively with Families  by Carly Robinson and Todd Rogers

August 19, 2020: American Academy of Pediatrics
COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry by American Academy of Pediatrics

August 7, 2020: inMaricopa.com
Taking Attendance for Online Schooling a Team Effort by Raquel Henderson

August 3, 2020: The 74
Analysis: Taking Attendance Amid the Pandemic is about More Than Student Participation. by Phyllis Jordan and Hedy Chang

January 28, 2019: AAP News and Journals
Too Many Missed School Days? Policy Says Ask About Chronic Absenteeism by Mandy Allison, MD, M.S.P.H., M.Ed., FAAP

November 17, 2017: Oregon Public Radio
Missing School Drags Down Student Achievement, Research Finds by Rob Manning

December 30, 2016: Education Week
ESSA Highlights Absenteeism as a Key Challenge For Schools by Caralee J. Adams

June 27, 2016: Education Week
1 in 4 Teachers Miss 10 or More Days, Analysis Finds by Sarah Sparks

February 10, 1016: EdSource
One Way to Improve Kindergarten Attendance: Take The Bus by Jane Meredith Adams discusses a recent study by Michael Gottfried using a sample of 14,000 kindergarten students on the effect of school transportation on chronic absenteeism.

October 16, 2015: New York Times
Stopping Absenteeism at the Age of 5 by Rikha Sharma Rani highlights an effective approach to combat chronic absenteeism in New Britain, Conn elementary schools.

October 7, 2015: US Department of Education
Every Student, Every Day: Obama Administration Launches First Ever, National Cross-Sector Initiative To Eliminate Chronic Absenteeism In Our Nation's Schools

October 2, 2015: Washington Post
Home Visiting Linked to Lower School Truancy and Better Reading Outcomes by Michael Alison Chandler who highlights a recent John Hopkins study of 12 elementary schools that took part in a family engagement program.

February 24, 2015: National Public Radio
In Los Angeles, Missing Kindergarten is a Big Deal A profile of kindergarten teachers and their principal's effort to address chronic absenteeism.

October 3, 2014: The Washington Post
Opinions: Finding the Reason Behind School Absences by Hedy Chang, Director of Attendance Works and Hyesook Chung, Executive Director of DC Action for Children

May 27, 2014: Portland Press Herald on program in Providence, Rhode Island
Walking School Bus Movement: School Children Make Strides Towards Fitness, Safety and Attendance

April 20, 2023: Tes Magazine Want to improve attendance? Give parents a nudge by Lal Chadeesingh