A school-based material needs intervention for chronic absenteeism: a state-wide staggered interrupted time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronically absent students miss learning opportunities at school, and as a result, may suffer academically and socially. Student absenteeism is rising across the USA, with 14%-30% of K-12 students being chronically absent (missing ≥10% of school days) each year. In 2012, Michigan started Pathways to Potential (P2P)-placing caseworkers in public schools to address the material needs of students that interfere with attendance. In this study, we evaluated the effect of P2P on chronic absenteeism in public schools across Michigan.

Methods

Our quasi-experimental study included 160 Michigan K-12 public schools that began implementing P2P between 2012 and 2016. We evaluated the effect of P2P on chronic absenteeism using administrative data for academic years 2008-2009 t

SUBMITTER: Sokol R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12673512 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature