Breaking The Cycle
Chronic Absenteeism: The Facts
1 in 3 students are chronically absent from school.*
Meaning they miss at least 10% of the school year. One of the reasons may surprise you: a lack of access to clean clothes. That's where the Whirlpool Care
Counts Laundry Program comes in. They're on a mission to end the cycle, one washer and dryer at a time.
The estimated number of students across the US who became chronically absent during the 2021–2022 school year.
How much more likely a student is to drop out if they're chronically absent between grades 8 and 12.
How many students don't have access to clean clothes, making them more likely to miss school.
The Department of Education has dubbed chronic absenteeism “a hidden educational crisis.”
PRESS PLAY
In this podcast miniseries hosted by clinical psychologist, author, and parent educator Dr. Jazmine McCoy, we explore the complex issue of chronic absenteeism in America.
The premiere episode covers why chronic absenteeism matters, what typically causes it, and how the Whirlpool Care Counts Laundry Program is helping keep kids in school.
This episode focuses on the ways a lack of clean clothes can affect a student's social-emotional learning experience at school — and the signs to look for in your own child.
Our final episode focuses on chronic absenteeism's impact on a student's educational trajectory, and future plans for the Whirlpool Care Counts Laundry Program.
Episode 1: Exposing a Hidden Educational Crisis
Episode 2: School as a Social Environment
Episode 3: Exploring the Educational Impact
THE PROGRAM’S IMPACT SO FAR
150
16 days
61%
The number of schools they've installed washers and dryers in across 40 states.
The average attendance increase across 80% of high-risk elementary school students in the program.
The percentage of participating
high-risk students who were no longer at risk for chronic absenteeism at the end of the 2022-2023 academic year.
Expand the Whirlpool Care Counts Laundry Program to all 50 states and double the number of participating schools by 2028.
what's next...
*Based on “Monitoring Data Matters Even More: A Review of State Attendance Data Policy and Practice in School Year 2022-23,” updated June 2023.
Based on Department of Education Report "Chronic Absenteeism in the Nation's Schools," updated 2019.
Based on a survey conducted by phone within the United States by Braun Research from April 25–May 8, 2019 among 600 public school teachers (18 years or older).
Based on “Higher Chronic Absenteeism Threatens Academic Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” updated October 2023
Data considers only 2022–2023 school year results according to Impact YOY data.
High-risk elementary school students are defined as elementary students who have missed 10% or more days of school during a reporting period
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Breaking The Cycle
Chronic Absenteeism: The Facts
1 in 3 students are chronically absent from school.*
Meaning they miss at least 10% of the school year. One of the reasons may surprise you: a lack of access to clean clothes. That's where the Whirlpool Care
Counts Laundry Program comes in. They're on a mission to end the cycle, one washer and dryer at a time.
The estimated number of students across the US who became chronically absent during the 2021– 2022 school year.
How much more likely
a student is to drop out
if they're chronically absent between grades
8 and 12.
How many students don't have access to clean clothes, making them more likely to miss school.
The Department of Education
has dubbed chronic absenteeism
“a hidden educational crisis.”
Press Play
In this podcast miniseries hosted by clinical psychologist, author, and parent educator Dr. Jazmine McCoy, we explore the complex issue of chronic absenteeism in America.
Subscribe Now
The premiere episode covers why chronic absenteeism matters, what typically causes it, and how the Whirlpool Care Counts Laundry Program is helping keep kids in school.
This episode focuses on the ways a lack of clean clothes can affect a student's social-emotional learning experience at school — and the signs to look for in your own child.
Our final episode focuses on chronic absenteeism's impact on a student's educational trajectory, and future plans for the Whirlpool Care Counts Laundry Program.
Episode 1:
Exposing a Hidden Educational Crisis
Episode 2:
School as a Social Environment
Episode 3:
Exploring the Educational Impact
THE PROGRAM’S IMPACT SO FAR
The number of schools they've installed washers and dryers in across 40 states.
The average attendance increase across 80% of high-risk elementary school students in the program.
The percentage of participating high-risk students who were no longer at risk for chronic absenteeism at the end of the 2022-2023 academic year.
150
16 days
61%
Expand the Whirlpool Care Counts Laundry Program to
all 50 states and double the number of participating schools by 2028.
what's next...
Learn More
*Based on “Monitoring Data Matters Even More: A Review of State Attendance Data Policy and Practice in School Year 2022-23,” updated June 2023.
Based on Department of Education Report "Chronic Absenteeism in the Nation's Schools," updated 2019.
Based on a survey conducted by phone within the United States by Braun Research from April 25–May 8, 2019 among 600 public school teachers (18 years or older).
Based on “Higher Chronic Absenteeism Threatens Academic Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” updated October 2023
Data considers only 2022–2023 school year results according to Impact YOY data.
High-risk elementary school students are defined as elementary students who have missed 10% or more days of school during a reporting period.
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