DC graduation scandal shows how chronic absenteeism threatens America's schools
- Written by Shaun M. Dougherty, Assistant Professor of Education & Public Policy, University of Connecticut
Millions of American students miss large chunks of the school year. Shutterstock.com
Each year in the United States, approximately 5 to 7.5 million students in the nation’s K-12 schools miss a month or more of school. That means 150 to 225 million instructional days are lost every school year.
The problem is more pronounced in low-income urban...
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