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State Education Officials Recommend Repealing, Replacing Compulsory School Attendance Rules

To improve school attendance in a state with one of the nation’s highest absenteeism rates, Oregon education officials on Tuesday presented lawmakers with a plan to repeal existing attendance laws. The high-level presentation and 20-page report presented to the Senate Interim Education Committee described a strategy to…

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State Education Officials Recommend Repealing, Replacing Compulsory School Attendance Rules

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NYC Attendance Rules Update Tackles School Avoidance Chronic Absenteeism

NYC’s Education Department is proposing to update attendance rules and require every school to have a trained liaison to help students struggling with school avoidance.