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Chronic Absenteeism and Our Kids
Posted on October 30, 2018, by GAPMP
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The National Center on Educational Outcomes issued a 2018 brief detailing several key points; increasing chronic absenteeism rates for children with developmental disabilities and how schools are implementing statewide accountability systems under Every Student Succeeds Act ESSA.
Here is a link to their newsletter featuring the brief.
Scroll down to link to deeper digs into the topic of ESSA and chronic absenteeism.
External Links:
ESSA Implementation
Attendance Works - Blog