Flaking Out: Student Absences and Snow Days as Disruptions of Instructional Time - Goodman, J (2014)
natural-experiment; evidence grade B

Assessing the effect of school days and absences on test score performance - Aucejo, EM; Romano, TF (2016)
quasi-experiment; evidence grade B

The short- and long-run impacts of secondary school absences - Liu, J; Lee, MG; Gershenson, S (2021)
quasi-experiment; evidence grade B

The Long-Term Effects of Student Absence: Evidence from Sweden - Cattan, S; Kamhöfer, DA; Karlsson, M; Nilsson, T (2022)
natural-experiment; evidence grade B

Are Student Absences Worth the Worry in U.S. Primary Schools? - Gershenson, S; Jacknowitz, A; Brannegan, A (2017)
longitudinal; evidence grade C

Frequency of truancy at high school: evidence for genetic and twin specific shared environmental influences - van der Aa, N; Rebollo-Mesa, I; Willemsen, G; Boomsma, DI; Bartels, M (2009)
twin-adoption; evidence grade B

Reducing student absences at scale by targeting parents' misbeliefs - Rogers, T; Feller, A (2018)
rct; evidence grade B

Reducing Student Absenteeism in the Early Grades by Targeting Parental Beliefs - Robinson, CD; Lee, MG; Dearing, E; Rogers, T (2018)
rct; evidence grade B

Leveraging Parents through Low-Cost Technology - Bergman, P; Chan, EW (2019)
rct; evidence grade B

The Effect of Mentoring on School Attendance and Academic Outcomes: A Randomized Evaluation of the Check & Connect Program - Guryan, J; Christenson, S; Cureton, A; Lai, I; Ludwig, J; Schwarz, C; Shirey, E; Turner, M (2020)
rct; evidence grade A

Can Personalized Attendance Information Mitigate Student Absenteeism? Evidence from Six Randomized Field Trials - Berger, JS; Bolyard, J; Hersh, D; Sanbonmatsu, L; Staiger, DO; Kane, TJ (2025)
rct; evidence grade A

Lifting Up Attendance in Rural Districts: A Multi-Site Trial of a Personalized Messaging Campaign - Swanson, E; Thompson, S; Ash, J; Didriksen, H; Kane, TJ; Staiger, DO; Sanbonmatsu, L (2026)
rct; evidence grade B

Addressing Chronic Absenteeism in Schools: A Meta-Analysis of Evidence-Based Interventions - Eklund, K; Burns, MK; Oyen, KA; DeMarchena, SL; McCollom, EM (2020)
meta-analysis; evidence grade C

Engaging Teachers: Measuring the Impact of Teachers on Student Attendance in Secondary School - Liu, J; Loeb, S (2019)
longitudinal; evidence grade C