Study: 25 Percent of U.S. Students Chronically Absent From School

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As much as a quarter of American students are missing at least 10% of school days. That's according to a study by Stanford and the Associated Press. The analysis showed that when compared to the 2018, 2019 school year, an additional 6.5 million students became chronically absent. In the 2021 through 2022 school year. In Alaska, nearly half of students were chronically absent. Black Latino and low income students also more likely to miss school.