Urban Institute Reports on One Initiative to Address Chronic Truancy

The Urban Institute is offering a report by the Case Management Partnership Initiative that addresses chronic truancy by linking truant ninth graders and their families to social services and case management, along with regular interagency case management meetings.

A pilot initiative was conducted at Anacostia and Ballou High Schools, the District of Columbia during the 2011-2012 school year. The initial evaluation of this initiative found that the pilot program successfully implemented an interagency partnership and linked families to needed services, which likely improved family well-being. Whether this impacted truancy is not yet known.

To access the complete report, please visit:

Urban Institute: Interim Evaluation of the Pilot Program of the Truancy Case Management Partnership Intervention in the District of Columbia (July 2012)

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