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Good morning, Mike here with Chalkbeat New York.
Since chronic absenteeism spiked in New York City schools in the wake of the COVID pandemic, it’s been steadily declining year over year — until last year. The rate of students who missed at least a tenth of school stayed flat from the 2024-2025 school year to last school year, at around 33%, according to new city data released Thursday. Today’s top story looks at the state of attendance in city schools, and how officials are hoping to keep driving chronic absenteeism down.
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