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Publication Date: 2018
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Using Data and the Human Touch: Evaluating the NYC Inter-Agency Campaign to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism
Balfanz, Robert; Byrnes, Vaughan
Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, v23 n1-2 p107-121 2018
Following a 2008 report that documented the extent of chronic absenteeism in New York City's schools, the city organized an interagency task force to develop and implement a citywide effort to reduce chronic absenteeism. Given the size of the city school system and the scope of chronic absenteeism, the effort became the nation's most comprehensive campaign against absenteeism. Analyses of the campaign's pilot in 100 schools, with over 80,000 students, found that its efforts, particularly the Success Mentors program, significantly improved students' attendance rates and reduced chronic absenteeism, particularly for students from a high-poverty background.
Descriptors: Attendance, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Agency Cooperation, Pilot Projects, Program Effectiveness, Mentors, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Elementary Secondary Education, Poverty, Minority Group Students, Statistical Analysis, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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