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The general consensus among most faculty members is that regular class attendance helps students learn and retain the course content more effectively.
Study: 7.5 million students miss a month of school each year
New research suggests that as many as 7.5 million students miss a month of school each year, raising the likelihood that they’ll fail academically and eventually drop out of high school.
Chronic Absenteeism Undermines Over 5 Million Students
Between 5 million and 7.5 million students miss a month of school every year, according to a report that will be released Thursday by Johns Hopkins professor Bob Balfanz, who runs the university’s Everyone Graduates Center.
‘Chronically Absent’ Students Skew School Data, Study Finds, Citing Parents’ Role
Up to 15 percent of American children are chronically absent from school, missing at least one day in 10 and doing long-term harm to their academic progress, according to a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
