The chapter discusses the rise in school absenteeism during the pandemic, citing reasons like job commitments and comfort at home. It also explores various strategies employed by schools, such as high-impact tutoring and partnerships with nonprofits, to combat absenteeism and improve student attendance. Emphasis is placed on addressing students' basic needs and fostering relationships with them as key solutions to tackling the issue.
Hard-right parties did well in Europe's parliamentary elections—so well in France that President Emmanuel Macron called a risky snap election. Elsewhere, though, the political centre held. We examine the policies that are getting America’s many chronically truant students back in school (9:13). And the delicate business of naming a new car (16:42).
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