AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District released data showing how often it referred kids to truancy court this school year, revealing a significant decline from the previous year.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Newly filed legislation by a state senator could shore up the state’s collection of truancy court information and provide lawmakers and education leaders with a clearer picture of how ...

Schools only have so many tools and intervention techniques at their disposal to mitigate a student’s truancy issues, and some districts have more resources than others. When a student continues to be ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Three Texas lawmakers are looking for ways the state can better collect data on truancy cases, following a KXAN investigation that discovered no state agency has tracked outcomes for ...

APPLETON — In the five years since Appleton removed its truancy laws from the books, the district has worked to find other solutions — but, according to superintendent Greg Hartjes, they're still not ...

DALLAS (AP) — A long-standing Texas law that has sent about 100,000 students a year to criminal court — and some to jail — for missing school is off the books, though a Justice Department ...

AUSTIN, Texas – Several bills have been filed in the Texas House and Senate this legislative session aimed at addressing the problem of truancy in Texas. KPRC 2 Investigates previously reported more ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — New numbers show the Corpus Christi Independent School District has seen a decrease in truancy cases in the past two years. Student Support Services Director Ronald Kanipes ...

There were several reasons for the absences, according to his mom, Tamika. The Baltimore Sun is not publishing her last name, or her son’s, out of respect for his privacy and concerns Tamika has for ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The 2025 Solutions Summit will be held in Alexandria on September 8, aimed at combating ways to reduce truancy rates in Louisiana. “A second grader missing 60 days of school ...