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Give parents a choice and let them find a school that can motivate their children in a supportive, engaging manner, and both academic performance and attendance will benefit.

Education leaders spent the pandemic telling students that showing up to school wasn’t necessary. Unfortunately, many of them took the lesson to heart.

Education leaders spent the pandemic telling students that showing up to school wasn’t necessary. Unfortunately, many of those students took the lesson to heart.

Education leaders spent the pandemic telling students showing up to school wasn’t necessary. Unfortunately, many of them took that lesson to heart.

Low attendance remains a problem after the pandemic

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.