Did you know that missing just 10% of the school year in the early grades can leave many students struggling throughout elementary school? Or that by 6th grade, missing that much school is strongly linked to course failure and even eventually dropping out of high school? That’s just 18 days — or two to three days per month. Every school day counts, and everyone can make a difference: educators, afterschool programs, mayors, businesses and parents.

The Attendance Awareness Campaign is led by five convening partners: America’s Promise Alliance, Attendance Works, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, Civic Enterprises and Points of Light and is supported by a growing list of other organizations.

All information in this article can be found at www.attendanceworks.org.  Please visit their site to learn more and join the campaign!