Two-thirds of schools struggle with high absenteeism after pandemic
The crisis is impeding attempts to reverse the learning loss students experienced.
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The crisis is impeding attempts to reverse the learning loss students experienced.
On the Tuesday, Oct. 10 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia faces an epidemic of absenteeism in schools; an Atlanta police officer is fired after a man dies after being shocked with a stun gun; and an iconic Atlanta shop is making doughnuts again after being destroyed by fire twice.
And it’s damaging a generation.
On the first cool day of fall in Macon, Bruce Elementary Principal Kizzie Lott walked out the back door of her school in a floppy green poncho and baby blue
Chronic absences in U.S. schools have nearly doubled compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to a recent Stanford University study. Professor Thomas Dee, who authored the study, joins CBS News to discuss possible causes behind the spike and what can be done about it. Source