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Understanding and Addressing the Surge of Chronic Absenteeism

ED Surge

Lower high school graduation rates caused by chronic absences can result in an underemployed population , negatively affecting economic productivity and stability. This may contribute to challenges related to civic participation and community development.

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Arkansas schools hire untrained teachers as people lose interest in the profession

The Hechinger Report

Davida Walls never thought she would be teaching high school biology, let alone in the first few months after graduating from college at 22. I would hire every qualified licensed teacher, our schools would, that we could find. Students walk the halls of Helena-West Helena’s Central High School between class periods.