chronic absenteeism

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parental rights6 min read

A Third of Oregon's Kids Are Chronically Absent, So the State Wants to Repeal Compulsory Attendance

Oregon's own report recommends repealing the compulsory attendance statutes, renaming "unexcused" absences, and recasting attendance as a "performance growth indicator." When the scoreboard says a third of kids are missing, the managerial class does not get better. It unplugs the scoreboard.