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Millions of Students Are Chronically Absent Each Year. Improve School Conditions and More Kids Will Show Up, Report Argues

This week, the American Institutes for Research and Attendance Works released a new report on the issues contributing to student chronic absenteeism (students missing more than 18 days of school a year). In it, the authors  zoom in on the factors that affect student attendance, factors both inside the school building and out. The report also makes recommendations for encouraging attendance,...Read More

How to make a difference for public school kids if you don’t have kids in school | Plazas

The state of Nashville’s public schools affects us all, whether we are parents, employers, taxpayers, or a combination of the above. It is key to the health of our city that the next generation, our pool of future leaders, is prepared for success in their academic lives. We believe that when people come together, incredible things can be accomplished. And if our Nashville community comes...Read More

Tennessee students improve on TNReady tests. How did your school do?

Last week, the State of Tennessee released the 2018-2019 TNReady scores, which reveal how students performed on the annual assessment tests. The results help track both student growth, or how much a student has improved over the last year in relation to their peers, and student achievement, which measures student proficiency in specific subject areas. Within the results, there are some bright...Read More

Nashville: ‘It City’ or ‘Inequity City’?

The quality of education a child receives should not depend on that child’s zip code or socioeconomic status. But in Nashville— a city known for economic growth and opportunity—  it still very much does. Too many students are being left behind.  At the Scarlett Family Foundation, we have sought to compile and share data in a clear, concise format, and use this information to help...Read More

What LeBron James Can Teach Us About Chronic Absenteeism — and What Schools Can Do About It

Basketball star LeBron James (also a founder of an Akron, Ohio public school) has been vocal about his experience as a chronically absent student. James shares that in his fourth-grade year, he missed a total of 83 days of school. James’ own struggle to get into the classroom speaks to the larger challenges causing chronic absenteeism across the county – challenges related to health,...Read More