By Cole Lauterbach | The Center Square Sep 13, 2019 Updated Sep 13, 2019
It's not just a child's home life that can lead to chronic absenteeism. Student attendance generally is higher if the school conditions are better, according to a new report on chronic absenteeism.
Seventeen percent of Illinois’ public school students were considered “chronically absent” in that they missed more than 10 percent of school days in a year without a valid excuse. In a new report by Attendance Works and the American Institutes for Research, they say schools that pay attention to a student’s emotional and physical wellbeing, sense of belonging, and academic engagement will see fewer students missing school.
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