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Were Compulsory Attendance and Child Labor Laws Effective? An Analysis From 1915 to 1939
White Paper The results show that legally requiring a child to attend school for one more year, either by increasing the age required to obtain a work permit or by lowering the entrance age, increased educational attainment by about 5%. [03 Jul 2008]
Web software to save schools time and money
News Along with the finance capabilities, Integris G2 manages information relating to pupil attendance and performance as well as student and teacher timetables. G2 could also help local authorities comply with the government's 'Every Child Matters... [11 Jan 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.09.06
Round-Up The great and the good of the security industry, and Microsoft, were in attendance and the debate got onto the subject of Eastern Europe being a source of a great deal of malicious code and denial of service attacks. [29 Sep 2006]
Fingerprint scans - latest weapon in truancy fight
News Staff could also more easily monitor attendance using a secure website. A similar trial took place last year at St Andrews College in Dublin with a fingerprint scanning registration system that automatically sent a text message to parents if their... [17 Jul 2006]
Third of government helpline calls go unanswered
News One of the worst individual helplines is the Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance number where 79 per cent of calls went unanswered. Other helplines shamed by the figures include the Benefit Enquiry Line, the Child Support Agency... [09 Dec 2005]
Whitehall culls call centres for digital push
News For example, it could enable parents to check online for a child's school attendance or allow a business to submit information to regulators. Digital television and text messaging are to replace a large number of government call centres and... [02 Nov 2005]
Children's Working Hours, School Enrolment and Human Capital Accumulation: Evidence From Pakistan and Nicaragua
White Paper This paper analyses the determinants of school attendance and hours worked by children in Pakistan and Nicaragua. The literature on child labour has to some extent neglected to analyse the determinants of the hours worked by the children. [14 Jul 2005]
Irish school scans fingers to beat truancy
News Parents or staff can also monitor pupil attendance via a secure website. For example, when a student logs in, the information is immediately visible online or on an automated telephone system which uses 'Press 1 for latest attendance statistics... [01 Jun 2005]
Parents fight school over mandatory RFID on kids
News The chip that is used to activate the attendance of a child entering a classroom does not have any radioactive elements. The RFID chips are worn around the neck in the form of ID badges and can be used to monitor where the children are on school... [10 Feb 2005]
Schools use SMS to tackle truancy
News Stefan Olsberg, managing director at Voice Connect, said in a statement: "In light of the 25 per cent increase in truancy rates across secondary schools and the crisis in funding faced by schools Charles Clarke could do worse that examine how... [28 May 2003]
