A research-based guide for high school principals on chronic absenteeism. The 2024–25 RAND data, the cause-disaggregated intervention framework, and what works in 2026.

A research-based guide for middle school principals navigating the most persistent post-pandemic challenge in K–12 education The Issue: A Crisis That Won't Go Away Five years after the COVID-19 disruption, chronic absenteeism remains one of the most stubborn — and most consequential — challenges middle school principals face. The most recent data from the RAND Corporation's American School District Panel, published in August 2025, confirms what principals already know: chroni