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Experts say students’ lack of connection to school is one of the biggest factors leading to high absenteeism across the country.

Experts say students’ lack of connection to school is one of the biggest factors leading to high absenteeism across the country.

One-on-one connection is key to bringing the kids back, education workers say, but it’s painstaking and requires funds and commitment. Some states are spending more money or implementing programs to tackle absenteeism.

Absenteeism has nearly doubled since the pandemic. With state and federal governments largely abdicating any role in getting kids back into classrooms, some schools have turned to private companies for a reimagined version of the truant officer.

In the past few years, chronic absenteeism has nearly doubled, Alec MacGillis writes. The fight to get students back in classrooms has only just begun.

Pennsylvania has seen a tenfold increase in deaths among older adults linked to complaints. The surge raises concerns about caseworker shortages and agency responses.

The federal government will distribute free COVID-19 tests to schools across the U.S., according to an announcement posted on the U.S. Department of Education website this Wednesday.

A Concentric Educational Solutions executive said that this raise will support its “planned growth and transition to more of a blend between services and technology.”

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