Chronic absenteeism among NYC school children remains stubbornly high

The number of New York City children missing school on a regular basis remains stubbornly high, years after students returned to in-person learning following COVID-era lockdowns, according to new figures released Monday. Close to 35% of public school students were considered “chronically absent” during 2023-24, missing at least 10% of the school year, according to data from the Mayor’s Management Report. That’s roughly the same level as the year before, when 36% of students were chronically absent. Before the pandemic, chronic absenteeism rates typically hovered around a quarter of students...