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Absenteeism

An empty school hallway, with lockers on one wall and doors to classroom on the other
Education
A 'tsunami' of chronic absenteeism
Published Feb 29, 2024
Since the pandemic, the percentage of students missing about one month of class time per year has more than doubled, Johns Hopkins researchers say
A classroom with some students but some chairs are empty
Education
Chronic absenteeism tests schools
Published Oct 12, 2023
In 2021-22, 66% of American students attended a school where at least one in five classmates missed four weeks of school, according to new analysis
School bus in the city
Sociology
Dangerous school commutes linked to absenteeism
Published Feb 13, 2019
Students whose routes to school pass through areas with high rates of violent crime are shown to have increased absenteeism and lower test scores, graduation rates