A recently proposed bill would require City schools to analyze attendance data from the 2023-24 school year in an effort to address student absenteeism.

Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen and multiple city council members outlined their legislative priorities at a news conference Monday morning — just hours before the council acted on some of them at its first meeting of 2025.

Baltimore City Council members will hold their first meeting of the new year Monday night, and they are expected to introduce legislation establishing a study to identify and combat the root cause of truancy in city schools,

Chronic student absences was a key topic in Baltimore city's council meeting on Monday. Councilman Mark Conway introduced a bill that encourages the Baltimore school system to explore causes of student absences.

Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen plans to reintroduce a bill this year to examine best practices on city spending.

The Baltimore City Council held its first meeting of the year on Monday with a sharpened focus on student absenteeism. Councilman Mark Conway, D-District 4, introduced a bill to get to the root of chr