chronic absenteeism

Columbus City School teachers have seven professional development days and three records days between students' first and last days of school.

Ohio has high rates of chronic absenteeism. School and business leaders recently issued a series of recommendations on how to stop students from missing schools.

Most Franklin County school districts’ chronic absenteeism rates for the 2022-2023 school years dropped about 3% from the year before, but are still high.

According to state report cards, Columbus ranks at the top of large school districts for chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 38.1 percent. And education…