A sharp rise in chronic school absenteeism is undermining learning, opportunity, and the nation’s long-term resilience.
Check out more from Thomas Dee:
– Read “School Absenteeism Remains Stubbornly High in US: 1 in 4 Chronically Absent” by Thomas Dee here: https://www.hoover.org/news/school-absenteeism-remains-stubbornly-high-us-1-4-chronically-absent
– Read “Understanding the Promise and Reality of Continuous Improvement in US Public Schools” by Thomas Dee here: https://www.hoover.org/research/understanding-promise-and-reality-continuous-improvement-us-public-schools
– Read “Learning from the Past: School Accountability before ESSA” by Thomas Dee here: https://www.hoover.org/research/learning-past-school-accountability-essa
Learn more about Thomas Dee here: https://www.hoover.org/profiles/thomas-dee
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