Many of California’s youngest students keep missing weeks of school, data show

Data shows that 24% of California's youngest students were chronically absent during the 2024-25 school year. This rate is significantly higher than the 19% chronic absenteeism rate observed across the entire student population.
About 24% of California’s youngest students were chronically absent in 2024-25, higher than the 19% chronic absenteeism rate for all students.
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