Empty Desks: Getting Chronically Absent Students Back to Class Is No Easy Feat
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Getting to the classroom has been a struggle for students like Laura, 15, who just finished her freshman year at East Palo Alto Academy (EPAA). East Palo Alto Academy, a small charter high school, saw a chronic absenteeism rate of 199 out of 355 students (56 percent) during the 2021-22 school year, according to state data.
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