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Kids missing school: Why it's happening -- and how to stop it

  • Written by Joshua Childs, Assistant Professor of Education Policy, The University of Texas at Austin
Kids missing school: Why it's happening -- and how to stop itStudents who miss a lot of school are more likely to drop out.maroke/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Chronic absenteeism – defined as a student’s missing approximately 18 days of the school year – is on the rise. Compared with the years preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, almost three-quarters of U.S. public schools are now showing...

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