Inflexible meeting times, transportation and childcare challenges can limit parents or caregivers from getting involved in their children’s education.
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The numbers of students missing 15 days or more of school in a given year is on the rise in the US. Evidence shows certain approaches can get kids back in school and help them stay in class.
The problem with chronic absenteeism isn’t so much that kids are missing instruction time; it’s that unexcused absences may indicate crises at home, new research suggests.
COVID-19 upended families’ morning routines. Getting kids back on schedule and sticking to it will help ease difficult transitions, a child psychologist explains.
Nearly three-quarters of fans say they won’t attend games until a vaccine has been developed.
In 2002, Mike Veeck, a minor league baseball owner with a knack for bizarre promotions, decided to set the record for lowest attendance – and bar fans from entering the stadium.
Even though America claims to be a society based on hard work and meritocracy, rewards go only to those with the right college degree.
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Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies and Dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, Cornell University
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Education Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Professor of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Education Policy, The University of Texas at Austin
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Quantitative Research Associate, Stanford University
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Survey Methodology Consultant for the Seton Hall Sports Poll, Seton Hall University
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Patricia Edwards is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Education, Michigan State University