The number of truant students at elementary and junior high schools rose by some 47,000 from the previous year to a record 346,482, marking the 11th straight year of increase. The growth reflected ...

The number of truant students at elementary and junior high schools rose by some 47,000 from the previous year to a record 346,482, marking the 11th straight year of increase. The growth reflected ...

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The Associate Education Minister says the key to fixing truancy is banding agencies together. In Term 2 this year, one in 10 students was chronically absent - with more than 80,000 missing more ...

In the past decade, chronic truancy has doubled in secondary schools and nearly tripled in primary schools. A new report released today, “Left Behind: How do we get our chronically absent ...

Lila Pereira, a successful media executive, rises to the top of her career but has to reckon with her youngest daughter, Grace, resenting her for not being a PTA mom. Grace also dredges up the ...

(The Center Square) – An overview of the state of students in Illinois schools has been released, and officials are saying the highlight is the proficiency rate for English language arts for ...

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