The 74 Million – Kate Stringer
“Families can drastically underestimate how often their children miss school. When researchers asked parents whose kids clocked nearly 18 absences in one school year how many days they thought their child had missed, they thought it was more like 10. But when parents are given accurate information about their children’s absences, new research shows, they can become valuable players in making sure their kids show up at school.” (more)