Chronic Absenteeism Worse in States That Closed Schools Longer

Chronic Absenteeism Worse in States That Closed Schools Longer
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Josh Stevenson
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A new preprint is out from a professor at Stanford, that analyzes the chronic-absenteeism rates from before and after the pandemic. The paper analyzed mask mandates, enrollment changes, and the percentage increase in chronic absenteeism at a state level. Below is a chart that shows the increase between the 2018/19 school year, and the 2021/22 school year.
Josh Stevenson
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Josh Stevenson lives in Nashville Tennessee and is a data visualization expert who focuses on creating easy to understand charts and dashboards with data. Throughout the pandemic, he has provided analysis to support local advocacy groups for in-person learning and other rational, data-driven COVID policies. His background is in computer systems engineering & consulting, and his Bachelor’s degree is in Audio Engineering. His work can be found on his substack “Relevant Data.”
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