Chronically absent: Why Black kids are still missing from classrooms

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Chronically absent: Why Black kids are still missing from classrooms

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic transformed K-12 education, ushering in Zoom classrooms and disrupting daily routines, research shows a new kind of crisis has taken root: students in general — and Black students in particular — simply aren’t showing up.  Department of Education data shows that nearly 30% of all public school students were chronically absent between 2022–2023, missing at least 10% of the school year. That’s nearly double …

The Rise in Chronic Absenteeism of Black Students - Dallas Weekly

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic transformed K-12 education, ushering in Zoom classrooms and disrupting daily routines, research shows a new kind of crisis has taken root: students in general — and Black students in particular — simply aren’t showing up.  Department of Education data shows that nearly 30% of all public school students were chronically absent between 2022–2023, missing at least 10% of the school year. That’s nearly double t…