NPR – Elissa Nadworny
“Research shows that such students are way more likely to fall behind and, eventually, drop out. In other words, you can’t teach kids when they don’t show up for school. Chronic absence is not just skipping school — it’s more likely a mix of truancy entangled with illnesses and family problems. And it’s a big problem in the U.S.: It’s estimated that more than 5 million students a year are chronically absent.”(more)