Sick leaves are increasingly becoming an economic strain that employers and countries aren't sure how to deal with. Calling in sick from work is not just a one-off episode in Europe. It’s now become a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Julian Hayes II combines wellness, business, and leadership. Organizations often assume that their biggest productivity leaks stem ...

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, ...

About 270,000 Ohio students are on individualized education programs, which identify a student’s disability and create special education plan with support they need to learn. Thirty-four percent of ...

Widespread absenteeism is a problem nationwide. Chronic absenteeism is more than far higher than it used to be, a profound change for schools since before the pandemic. Several researchers suggest ...

When administrators in New York’s Hudson City school district set out on a yearlong journey to better understand why students were missing school and how the district could boost attendance, some ...

The current education crisis isn’t just about the need to support student academic recovery–it’s also about teacher retention. As districts nationwide struggle to keep classrooms staffed, many fail to ...

Brand new data from Indiana and Michigan show chronic absenteeism in both states is improving, but hundreds of thousands of students are still missing too many days of school. The U.S. Department of ...

Calling in sick from work is not just a one-off episode in Europe. It’s now become a widespread trend among employees, making the “sick man” monicker that’s chased European economies all too real.