Jennifer C. Kerr et al., Detroit Free Press, June 9, 2016
The problem of students habitually missing school varies widely from state to state, with about one-third of students in the nation’s capital absent 15 days or more in a single school year, according to an Associated Press analysis of government statistics. Of the 100 largest school districts by enrollment, Detroit had the highest rate of chronic absenteeism. Nearly 58 percent of students were chronically absent in the 2013-2014 school year. At the other end of the spectrum, Florida had the lowest rate of chronic absenteeism, 4.5 percent in the 2013-14 school year. Overall, the national average of chronic absenteeism was 13 percent, or about 6.5 million students, the Education Department said......To Read More.....
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