California, Other States Battle Truancy and Chronic Absenteeism

Educaton News: Advocacy groups, district attorney’s offices, social service agencies and experts from school districts gathered under the California Department of Education with the goal of working together to keep children in school. California is one of five states that does not keep track of chronically absent students, and now state education officials are making the battle of chronic absenteeism a priority, reports Kathryn Baron of Ed Source.

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