The COVID-19 pandemic sparked high absenteeism in public schools statewide, and five years later thousands of students miss weeks of school each year. Nearly a third of students locally and ...

Absenteeism in school districts throughout Florida skyrocketed beginning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and, confounding ...

Florida reopened schools earlier than some states but faces the same challenges of large shares of students missing a lot of school. Student Absenteeism in Florida Up 50% Since Pandemic ...

The separation of powers that is so fundamental to our democracy is being trampled daily. Any high school history teacher could fill a one hour lecture for their students with the abuses and ...

The Rise in School Absences Through the Eyes of an Educator. Story by Kelsey Garcia • 3d. S ocial distancing is a thing of the past. Flights are full and stadiums are sold out.

A Florida State Senator has introduced a bill aimed to address chronic absences by students attending public schools. Sign up for our Newsletters Senate bill 938, which was introduced by ...

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

Central Avenue Elementary School third grader teacher Heather Bialek works with her students on a math lesson, Monday, May 27, 2025. All the Kissimmee school’s students are from low-income ...

Florida schools face alarming rise in student absences since pandemic Steven Walker, Leslie Postal and Scott Travis - Orlando Sentinel (TNS) Jun 5, 2025 ...