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The Alarming Rise in Teacher Absenteeism. Issue Brief No. 5322

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Title: The Alarming Rise in Teacher Absenteeism. Issue Brief No. 5322
Language: English
Authors: Greene, Jay P., Butcher, Jonathan, Heritage Foundation, Center for Education Policy
Source: Heritage Foundation. 2023.
Availability: Heritage Foundation. 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002-4999. Tel: 202-546-4400; Fax: 202-546-8328; e-mail: info@heritage.org; Web site: http://www.heritage.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 2023
Intended Audience: Policymakers; Administrators
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Teacher Attendance, COVID-19, Pandemics, Public School Teachers, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Employee Absenteeism
Abstract: Student absenteeism has been a problem for at least a decade in schools around the country, and school officials report that student attendance rates worsened during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey of schools across the country found that 72 percent of public schools had higher teacher absenteeism rates than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Teacher absenteeism is also a growing problem over the past three school years, which can result in significant learning loss and can have negative impacts on nonacademic and behavioral outcomes for students. Policy recommendations are provided to state policymakers and school-district officials in order to address the alarming teacher absences by expanding education choice and consequences for absentee teachers.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: ED635196
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Student absenteeism has been a problem for at least a decade in schools around the country, and school officials report that student attendance rates worsened during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey of schools across the country found that 72 percent of public schools had higher teacher absenteeism rates than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Teacher absenteeism is also a growing problem over the past three school years, which can result in significant learning loss and can have negative impacts on nonacademic and behavioral outcomes for students. Policy recommendations are provided to state policymakers and school-district officials in order to address the alarming teacher absences by expanding education choice and consequences for absentee teachers.