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K-12 Chronic Absenteeism Rates Down From Peak, But Remain Persistently High

Since hitting a record high in 2022, national chronic absenteeism rates have dropped modestly — by about five percentage points — according to the most recent available data, but still remain ...
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City councilman introduces resolution to conduct study on causes of student absenteeism

THE STORY FROM CITY HALL. SCHOOL OFFICIALS POINT OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM NOT JUST HERE IN THE CITY, BUT NATIONWIDE. AND EVEN THOUGH THE ABSENTEEISM RATES WENT DOWN SLIGHTLY, THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF ...
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APS seeks to reduce chronic absenteeism to pre-Covid rates by 2030

Arlington Public Schools leaders hope to return to a lower, pre-Covid level of student absenteeism by 2030. “That last year before the pandemic, 2018-19, we were around [an] 8% rate. We have been ...
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55% of employers have difficulties due to rising costs of employee absence or disability

More than half of UK organisations (55%) have reported experiencing difficulties due to the rising costs associated with ...
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New state task force could help Newark Public Schools curb chronic absenteeism rates

Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. A new state task force will ...