Colyn Ritter is a research associate at EdChoice, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to advance educational freedom and choice for all students as a pathway to successful lives and a stronger society.

Colyn Ritter

As abundant data exist showing students’ mental health and academic success have eroded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would be naïve to ignore the possibility that these realities have a role to play in the increase of chronic absenteeism rates.

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The ‘who’ and the ‘why’ of chronic student absenteeism are key | Commentary

November 12, 2023 at 5:30 a.m.

As abundant data exist showing students’ mental health and academic success have eroded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would be naïve to ignore the possibility that these...

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