Are school leaders downplaying chronic absenteeism?
2024-02-20
A recent Education Department survey reveals that only 15% of public-school leaders express “extreme concern” about student absences, despite chronic absenteeism doubling from 15% before the pandemic to 30% in the 2021-22 school year. Data show the paradox of high daily attendance rates coupled with escalating chronic absenteeism — emphasizing the need for more proactive monitoring and interventions by school leaders.
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