‘Pretty Poor Prognosis’: One-Third of NYC Students Are Chronically Absent, Data Shows
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. New York City’s chronic absenteeism rate remains stubbornly high, with 1 in 3 students missing at least 10% of the 2025-26 school year, according to figures released Thursday. The rate remained unchanged from 2024-25 before and is markedly higher than pre-pandemic levels, when […]
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