absenteeism
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Roughly a quarter of Chicago high-school students missed more than a month of school in the 2023-24 school year, and chronic absenteeism has persisted.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
In addition, the district put a successful school bond on the ballot to continue renovations, worked to lower student absenteeism and emphasized greener campuses.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
In 2017/18, only 6% of girls affected by absenteeism were severely absent.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Teachers nationwide shared stories with The 19th about the toll that immigration enforcement is having on students, from chronic absenteeism to emotional distress that makes learning nearly impossible.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026
He says that a prohibition of absenteeism carried out to its logical conclusion would require every man to sit on the sod he had tilled himself.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
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