The FY24 bipartisan budget reversed GOP cuts to education programs in eastern CT schools. Funding education is crucial for family and community success. The Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund faces elimination in the 2025 budget. Absenteeism rates have doubled since the pandemic, with schools turning to private companies for solutions. DC schools are cutting 200 positions, mainly teachers, due to flat city revenues and diminishing federal aid. School absenteeism has risen significantly during the pandemic, affecting public school students, particularly in underserved neighborhoods.
"Arizona's kids are missing school far more than they were before COVID-19." (via @maddieparrish61) https://t.co/94pyqUPqQ3
"D.C. taxpayers need to know whether there’s even a consensus in the government on how to address this longstanding problem of residents who struggle to afford a home in this expensive city," @kingc_i writes. https://t.co/GuGnYg9a0x
LISTEN: What does it take to bring chronically absent kids back to school? In @fresnounified, all hands on deck w/ @betty_mrosales @LashericaT & host @zstavely https://t.co/25CoMV5h6o
A district tracked student data for absenteeism risks and tried to intervene. It made no difference for low-income students. @jillbarshay @hechingerreport Early warning systems fall short in combating absenteeism at school https://t.co/EkFqDxWv3g
What I Read This Week... School absences have exploded since the pandemic. Recent data shows that an estimated 26% of public school students were considered ‘chronically absent’ last school year, up from 15% before the pandemic - meaning that more than a quarter of students… https://t.co/hfjosNV8se
"The most alarming finding about D.C.’s absenteeism problem might not be the numbers themselves but the attitude that accompanies them," the Editorial Board writes. https://t.co/7sSMa4P4kW
With city revenues flat due to rise in remote work and with federal pandemic aid running out, DC schools are having to cut 200 positions, mostly teachers, and "cuts in some of DC's most underserved neighborhoods will be particularly deep." @laurenmlumpkin: https://t.co/cKGltVBHt0
Absenteeism has nearly doubled since the pandemic. With state and federal governments largely abdicating any role in getting kids back into classrooms, some schools have turned to private companies for a reimagined version of the truant officer. https://t.co/eDAIO8M96y
More than 1 in 4 students are chronically absent, yet school leaders may not be able to see this pattern beneath daily attendance rates that seem fine. @jillbarshay @hechingerreport How can high rates of absenteeism coexist with high daily attendance? https://t.co/leqQAwoc1G
"We're going to see the childcare sector collapse in the district if we don't fix this." I spoke with @CMCHenderson on @wusa9 this morning about the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund. The mayor's proposed budget for 2025 eliminates this fund. https://t.co/jyVpboyrJk
In the final FY24 bipartisan budget, we reversed devastating GOP cuts to education programs that eastern CT schools rely on. Funding education isn't just feel good stuff. It’s about helping families & communities succeed. I joined Fox61 to discuss. https://t.co/Ui6y9p54my