absenteeism

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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’s also aggressively pushing to improve attendance, after surging chronic absenteeism, and dealing with other issues ranging from labor to crime on campuses.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Statewide student test scores and absenteeism rates — although improving — are worse than in 2018-19, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

When older, those with ACEs experience higher rates of absenteeism and other issues at work and struggle to remain employed.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

The evil of absenteeism was of ancient date and the efforts to eradicate it still older.

From Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 by Daly, J. Bowles (John Bowles)