How did it happen that children who play truant are being bribed with money and prize draws to get them back into the classroom? Going to school in this country isn’t an option, it’s a legal ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Most students who habitually play truant actually want to go to school but are turned off by bad experiences. This is among the surprising findings by two academicians who conducted ...

How they fight truancy in England. Source: Freepik. In England and Wales, schools use therapy dogs, prize vouchers, wellness sessions, taxi rides, and shepherd's huts to get students to attend classes ...

The number of truant students at elementary and junior high schools rose by some 47,000 from the previous year to a record 346,482, marking the 11th straight year of increase. The growth reflected ...

"For John Key, a person I have always respected, to be talking like this is scary and very disappointing." Photo / Greg Bowker I watched Samantha Hayes’ interview with Sir John Key last week ...

With the Government trying to crack down on truancy, New Zealand kids have their say on why they are skipping school. Video / Alyse Wright Tens of thousands of “chronically absent” students ...

Barks' duck stories have been reprinted extensively, especially in Europe. Before Fantagraphics', there were two complete collections in English published by Another Rainbow Publishing. The first was ...

Even when his parents returned after two weeks, he continued to play truant for three months, he says, flashing his report card to show how many school days he missed. “They sent me for ...

TWO Basildon schools have been named among the worst in the country over "truancy issues" –with one taking the top spot nationwide. The Basildon Upper Academy has been named and shamed as ...

NASA and the U.S. Poet Laureate may not be obvious collaborators, but a Jupiter-bound mission helped them find common ground. NASA and the U.S. Poet Laureate may not be obvious collaborators, but ...