absenteeism

Commentary / Japan Aug 31, 2014

Understanding chronic student absenteeism

by Walt Gardner

No matter how chronic absenteeism is defined, it is crucial that school districts in both Japan and the U.S. intervene early to stem a threat to the future of the younger generation.

National / Social Issues Aug 8, 2014

Japan's school absenteeism up for first time in six years

Absenteeism for compulsory schools in Japan increased in fiscal 2013 for the first time in six years, the education ministry said Thursday, without specifying what factors were behind the rise. In the year that ended in March, a total of 119,617 compulsory school students were ...