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Hello! It’s Becky Vevea, bureau chief at Chalkbeat Chicago.
Today’s top story by National Reporter Lily Altavena breaks down a report released last week showing how chronic absenteeism still remains significantly higher than it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. She looks at four numbers that explain what schools are facing when it comes to students showing up consistently.
There’s a useful chart that shows many of the reasons students cite for not coming to school. Contagious illness remains at the top.
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What We’re Reading
Bowen High — Schurz High School's overlooked architectural doppelgänger — gets recognized at last, WBEZ/ Chicago Sun-Times
Nursing and Other Graduate Students Get Higher Loan Limits, The New York Times
Did You Know You Can Camp In The Cook County Forest Preserves?, Block Club Chicago
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