In interviews with Education Week, experts shared research and best practices they say educators need to know about using awards and other, more effective and equitable ways, to encourage attendance.

But pro-perfect-attendance award parents, like dad of four Joseph Ferris, known as @PoppaFerrBear online, maintain that receiving the recognition is an achievement that shouldn’t be abolished ...

The Broward District Attendance Committee developed a specific criteria for the Best in Class Award, but Adam doesn't fit that criteria. The rules state a student must attend a Broward public ...

Connexions Academy, a community-based arts school in Baltimore, is heading into the new school year as the winner of the City's attendance challenge. "A 22.3% reduction, the largest improvement in ...