The rates of students skipping school remains high following a trend that surged upwards during the COVID pandemic, according to a recent study. 'Nationally, an estimated 26 percent of public school students were considered chronically absent last school year, up from 15 percent before the pandemic,' The New York Times reported, citing the American Enterprise Institute.
The increase in chronic absenteeism was particularly high at schools that closed their doors and focused on virtual learning, with 28% of students at schools with the longest school closures becoming chronically absent in 2023, per data shared by The Times. That number was compared to a 25% chronic absenteeism rate at both the 'middle' and 'most in-person' schools.
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