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Chronic school absenteeism — collateral damage from students accustomed to staying home for alleged online learning — persists across the country.

  Frederick County Senator is sponsoring several bills. Annapolis, Md. (LG) Maryland Senator Karen Lewis Young is very busy at work as the 2024 Maryland General Assembly Session pushes near adjournment. "It's been very busy. We definitely have more bills than usual . We have a record number th

For the 2021-22 school year, roughly a quarter of all students statewide were chronically absent, according to the most current data from DPI.

For the 2021-22 school year, roughly a quarter of all students statewide were chronically absent, according to the most current data from DPI.

At a Kern County Board of Education special meeting held this evening, the publicly-elected Board appointed Kern County Associate Superintendent Dr. John Mendiburu as the next Kern County Superintendent of

Many Appleton students are still struggling with regular attendance. Mental health is a main reason, but not the only one.

More than four out of 10 high schoolers in the Appleton Area School District were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% of school or more.