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Posts tagged as “absenteeism”

Detroit schools superintendent on engaging absent students in remote learning

December 4, 2020

Catherine Nouhan, Michigan Radio |

Michigan’s public schools have moved online, following orders from the state Department of Health and Human Services. Nobody wanted to conduct a school year like this, least of all Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD). 

Read “Detroit schools superintendent says vaccines alone won’t restart in-person instruction” at Michigan Radio

Write Less to Say More — How Schools Can Communicate More Effectively With Families

October 25, 2020

The 74 Million |

Authors: Carly Robinson is a postdoctoral research associate at Brown University’s Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Todd Rogers is a professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Robinson & Rogers’ research examines the psychology of effective school-to-parent communication. Schools’ messages reach more families when they are mindful of parents’ limited time and attention.

So, use fewer words and cut nonessential content.

Robinson & Rogers: Write Less to Say More — How Schools Can Communicate More Effectively With Families
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Their conclusions are based on research the two conducted on reducing student absenteeism with specific types of communication to parents. Take a look at “Reducing Student Absenteeism in the Early Grades by Targeting Parental Beliefs” – American Education Research Journal.

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