Truancy Still an Issue in D.C., Community Members and Experts Say | Washington Informer

On October 25, 2023, Director of the Education Policy Initiative Chelsea Coffin was cited in the Washington Informer:

During an Every Day Counts! Task Force meeting in September, Chelsea Coffin of the DC Policy Center revealed that school attendance during the 2022-2023 academic year hadn’t reached pre-pandemic levels, even with a 12 percentage point increase from the previous year. She cited an increase in mental health days among students, early dismissal, and illness as new reasons for post-pandemic absenteeism 

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Related D.C. Policy Center publications:

• Public oversight testimony on attendance, chronic absenteeism, and truancy in the District of Columbia
• State of D.C. Schools, 2021-22: In-Person Learning, Measuring Outcomes, and Work on Recovery