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All posts by Phyllis Jordan

City Year Strives to Ensure That Students Come to #SchoolEveryDay


City Year believes that when schools and partners work together, we can not only tackle chronic absenteeism but also ensure that all students — regardless of race, socio-economic status or zip...
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Mentor In Real Life Attendance Week


Mentors have powerful opportunities to inspire students. Studies show that quality mentoring can have a significant impact on improving school attendance and student success. Recognizing this,...
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Final Attendance Awareness Campaign 2017 Webinar: Portraits of Change


Join us for the final Attendance Awareness Campaign 2017 webinar as we discuss Portraits of Change: Aligning School and Community Resources to Reduce Chronic Absence, a new brief from Attendance...
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Webinar: Supporting our Most Vulnerable Students


Often students who miss 9-7 days per semester, (or 10 percent or more of days) face serious hurdles in getting to school, such as ongoing health concerns, lack of a safe path to school or bullying....
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Communities cited for attendance success


Fifteen communities located across the country have been recognized for their efforts to boost attendance, improve grade-level reading proficiency and student success among low-income families....
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It Takes Two: May 23 Webinar !


When a student misses 10 percent of school days, how do schools and communities make sure that there is personalized early outreach to students and families?  It Takes Two: Adding Early Intervention...
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March 28 Webinar Launches 5th Attendance Awareness Campaign Planning!


Will you attend? America’s Promise Alliance, Attendance Works, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, Everyone Graduates Center, Get Schooled, Healthy Schools Campaign, the Institute for Educational...
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Attendance Awareness Month 2016: By the Numbers


This year Attendance Awareness Month saw action in almost every state across the country and in Canada! We’ve gathered some metrics in our Attendance Awareness Month 2016 handout. Please download...
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455+ Superintendents 2016 Sign Call to Action!


We’re pleased to announced that we have more than doubled the number of superintendents who have signed our Superintendents Call to Action this year! Superintendents who participate agree to take a...
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What’s the single most important word a student can say every day to boost achievement?


What’s the single most important word a student can say every day to boost achievement?  Here. These are the first lines of a blog by Scholastic Publisher Karen Baicker exploring the impact of...
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