Educators consider chronic absenteeism a red alert - a blaring sign that a student might be academically at risk. As Capital Public Radio's Chris Nichols reports, schools and parents now hace a new tool to investigate this critical problem.
Study: Student Absenteeism Is A Big, Significant Problem In California Schools
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