What To Do: Chronic School Absenteeism

What is high-impact tutoring? Could it involve more human relationships and connections, more personalized learning?

> …preliminary research released earlier this month found that high-impact tutoring could increase attendance. A study by the National Student Support Accelerator at Stanford University discovered that Washington, D.C., students receiving high-impact tutoring were less likely to be absent on days they had sessions. > > “These results highlight the multifaceted benefits of high-impact tutoring and its potential to address the widespread problem of chronic absenteeism in our schools,” said Susanna Loeb, founder and executive director of the Stanford center, in a statement. (**[source](https://www.k12dive.com/news/chronic-absenteeism-cardona-education-department/711492/)\*\) ## Relationships Matter Apparently so, it IS about SEL and Teacher-Student relationships: > High-impact tutoring seeks to develop strong relationships between students and their tutors in order to increase student motivation and engagement in their academic coursework, but could also benefit attendance. (**[source](https://studentsupportaccelerator.org/news/early-findings-show-evidence-high-impact-tutoring-increases-student-attendance-dc-schools)\*\)