Using Data and the Human Touch: Evaluating the NYC Inter-Agency Campaign to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism

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  • Author(s): Balfanz, Robert; Byrnes, Vaughan
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk. 2018 23(1-2):107-121.
  • Publication Date:
    2018
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      15
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      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)
    • Subject Terms:
      New York (New York)
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/10824669.2018.1435283
    • ISSN:
      1082-4669
    • Abstract:
      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.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      23
    • Publication Date:
      2018
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1174347