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Cross-country updates on how states & schools are confronting challenges posed by COVID-19 and its variants — and working to preserve student progress

A biweekly roundup of headlines about how the pandemic is shaping schools and education policy, vetted by AEI Visiting Fellow John Bailey

Data from the first three months of this school year shows a jump from 29,000 to 41,000 chronically absent non-high-needs students.

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Researchers from several colleges in Connecticut said Thursday that a state Department of Education trial program has increased attendance by fifteen percentage points in the schools where it was put in place.

Early in the pandemic, as COVID cases rose, school attendance dropped. And the issue lingered deep into this school year. Programs such as the one implemented in New Britain have aimed to incentivize attendance.

In tonight's School Patrol, we visited Warner Arts Magnet Elementary School, where they've developed a program that gets students and parents actively involved.

The data shows that students with high needs who are free meal eligible, English learners or have disabilities show higher rates of chronic absenteeism than the

CT leaders hint at future of technology in schools Cayla Bamberger FacebookTwitterEmail A jug of hand sanitizer sits new to shared laptop computers at stem summer camp at Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Magnet High School, in Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. 19, 2020.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media Schools are preparing for a full return to classroom learning in September, but that doesn’t mean technology will fall to the wayside. Government officials and education leaders in Connecticut are expl...

New Data Links Remote Learning In Connecticut To Chronic Absenteeism At Key Transitions - Across Connecticut, CT - "You're at home. You have three kids all online and there's one room," Chang said. "That's not a solution."