The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement
Funded by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, the center assists schools and school districts with resources, training, and technical assistance to organize, plan, implement, and sustain school reform and improvement.

The Education Trust
Established in 1990, the Trust serves as an advocate for education reform and encourages schools, colleges, and communities to ensure that all students have the opportunity to reach high levels of academic achievement.

How To Evaluate Your Program Resources
Part of this Web site, this page provides resources for evaluating truancy programs.

International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention (IATDP)
IADTP, a membership organization, works to assist administrators, teachers, and parents with truancy and dropout prevention through training and the development of model programs and strategies.

National Center for School Engagement (NCSE)
NCSE provides training, technical assistance, and research and evaluation on school attendance, attachment, and achievement for school districts, law enforcement agencies, courts, and state and federal agencies.

National Dropout Prevention Center/Network
This organization serves as a research center and resource network for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers by promoting awareness of successful programs and policies related to dropout prevention.

National Network of Partnership Schools
The National Network brings together schools, districts, and states that are committed to developing and maintaining comprehensive programs of school-family-community partnerships.

National Training & Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC)
Funded by OJJDP, NTTAC provides national leadership, coordination, training and technical assistance, and resources that respond to the needs of the juvenile justice field.

National Truancy Prevention Association (NTPA)
NTPA helps communities develop, support, and sustain effective truancy prevention practices by providing leadership and encouraging collaborative practices.

Tackling It Together: Working Together To Raise Attendance
Tackling It Together provides research, best practices, and case studies on school attendance issues to help raise educational standards.

Truancy: A Serious Problem for Students, Schools, and Society
This online training program is designed to enhance the understanding of truancy and provide information and resources to promote school attendance among students nationwide.

Truancy Listserv
Sponsored by the National Center for School Engagement, the listserv provides a forum for juvenile justice, education, and human services professionals to discuss issues regarding out-of-school youth and truancy.

Truancy Program Registry
Sponsored by the National Center for School Engagement, the registry contains a comprehensive database of truancy reduction contacts and programs nationwide.