COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce on Wednesday launched a new statewide attendance dashboard aimed at tackling chronic absenteeism in schools.

Many Ohio parents and taxpayers have a new tool from the state to track a key metric in schools: attendance. It’s not mandatory for districts to submit student counts to the new attendance.ohio.gov ...

Chronic absenteeism skyrocketed during the pandemic, creating major challenges for teachers and school administrators eager to bring students back to regular classroom routines. But for many schools, ...