More than 300,000 Colorado students chronically absent last year
In the 2021-22 school year, Colorado had the seventh highest percentage of chronically absent students in the country.
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In the 2021-22 school year, Colorado had the seventh highest percentage of chronically absent students in the country.
Across the country, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened during the pandemic. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year, making them chronically absent, according to the most recent data available. Before the pandemic, only 15% of students missed that much school.
More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year.
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