Being a college student requires one to prioritize their academic career over their personal lives almost daily. There are defensible occasions where students are forced to put their personal lives ...

The controversy surrounding embattled San Jose Councilman Omar Torres continues to grow. The city council on Tuesday debated whether to excuse his absence from a meeting after the allegations he's ...

No paper note for a student’s absence will be no problem this year in the Allegheny Valley School District. One of the additions in the Springdale-area district will be an electronic excuse form for ...

The Fort Worth Independent School District says it will no longer automatically excuse a student's absence with a note from a parent, a doctor or even a judge. "Previously, we would have completely ...

One week out of each month, about half of the population has to deal with an involuntary disruption to their mood and various other mental and physical symptoms, least of which is uncontrollable ...

The spike in students staying home during the immigration crackdown has raised questions for schools, including whether to ...

School attendance policies make kids, parents, and communities sick; literally. Now, they’re getting worse, starting with one district in Tennessee. Long-standing evidence shows that when children ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will no longer accept concerns over COVID-19 as an acceptable excuse for missing school starting Feb. 11. In a letter to parents, ...

This past weekend, the Philadelphia 76ers had their first set of back-to-back games beginning on Saturday night. Before the matchup against the New York Knicks, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers admitted ...