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Chronic absenteeism is dropping in Arizona schools, but experts say more work remains

Newseze Wire·Mon, Oct 19, 11:38 PMWire: ABC 15 Phoenix
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Chronic absenteeism is dropping in Arizona schools, but experts say more work remains

Arizona chronic absenteeism has dropped from a 2022 peak of 32% to 23.75%, but remains above the pre-pandemic rate of 12%.

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