A report by the D.C. Policy Center revealed that despite a rise in chronically absent K-12 students to 44%, the high school graduation rate in Washington, D.C. increased from 68% in 2018-19 to 76% in 2022-23. Meanwhile, schools across the U.S. are facing challenges due to declining student enrollment and chronic absenteeism, with thousands of students leaving districts like HISD in Houston.
Thousands of Houston ISD families are continuing to leave the district for private and charter schools. Experts say the district needs to address declining enrollment to prevent school closures. https://t.co/vSJN8a4X3d
THREAD: Thousands of @HoustonISD students have left the district since the TEA takeover last year, exacerbating a yearslong enrollment decline. More than 30,000 students have left in the last 8 years for places like suburban, private and charter schools. https://t.co/pJNuqYwb5l
Thousands of HISD students are leaving the district post-takeover, raising risk of possible closures https://t.co/08rOgqEow3
HISD's student enrollment keeps dropping. Here's what parents should know https://t.co/jGpevY19fm
What's going on with America's public schools? Enrollment drops and chronic absenteeism tell a dramatic tale https://t.co/LS4mLCYCXp
London's plunging pupil headcount laid bare: Stark charts show how number of children attending primary school is falling - as schools face closure over birth rate decline https://t.co/7iku4lLX2v https://t.co/trtdoV1vK3
Hundreds of schools are at risk of closure after a massive fall in the birth rate - with the population of young kids expected to plummet by 500,000 in the next six years https://t.co/99mQmlwCkP https://t.co/nw6y2zOKp7
In its annual report unveiled Friday with city officials, the D.C. Policy Center found that even as many city teens missed at least 10% of the academic year, the high school graduation rate rose from 68% in 2018-19 to 76% in 2022-23. https://t.co/V1aZ93vFxZ
The center found the number of chronically absent K-12 students rose to 44% under that metric. https://t.co/V1aZ93v7Ir