More than one in four students enrolled in government schools nationwide are now considered “chronically absent,” up from just 15 percent before the tyrannical response to COVID, revealed an analysis of data from almost 40 states.
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Number of Students Absent from School Skyrockets
April 3, 2024 • Alex Newman
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