Education scholars argue that improving school climate—specifically connectedness, safety, and structure—is a critical and actionable strategy for reducing chronic absenteeism. While acknowledging systemic barriers like poverty, the authors present research suggesting that students are more likely to attend school when they feel welcomed and supported.
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What happened
Chronic absenteeism – referring to students who miss 10% or more days of the school year – has become one of the most urgent problems across American schools since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Why it matters
Before the pandemic, about 15% of students across the country missed that much school.
Common ground
That figure roughly doubled between 2022 and 2023 to more than 28%, according to recent national estimates.
Perspective signals
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Education scholars argue that improving school climate—specifically connectedness, safety, and structure—is a critical and actionable strategy for reducing chronic absenteeism. While acknowledging systemic barriers like poverty, the authors present research suggesting that students are more likely to attend school when they feel welcomed and supported.
Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.
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Claim 1: “This same survey finds that in both states, strategies focused on improving what students actually experience inside the building make up only about 15% of what schools report doing.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated results about Microsoft. No evidence was found regarding the percentage of school attendance strategies focusing on internal student experience.
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— Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windo…
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— Explore Microsoft products and services and support for your home or business. Shop Microsoft 365, Copilot, Teams, Xbox, Windows, Azure, Surface and more.
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Claim 2: “Nearly half of surveyed school principals in Georgia and Michigan named attendance as a top concern in a 2025 survey.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that nearly half of surveyed school principals in Georgia and Michigan named attendance as a top concern in a survey (one cites 2025, another cites 2026).
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— Michigan and Georgia also differ in terms of policies that influence school attendance practices. In Georgia, the Senate recently passed Georgia’s Senate Bill 123 (2025), which prohibits schools from …
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— Nearly half of surveyed school principals in Georgia and Michigan named attendance as a top concern in a 2025 survey. These principals said they were trying a range of responses to address the problem…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/nearly-1-4-students-c…
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Claim 3: “Our January 2026 analysis draws on nearly a decade of data from the Georgia Student Health Survey, an annual survey the state conducts with middle and high school students.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results about arthritis and a winter storm in 2026. No evidence was found regarding a January 2026 analysis of the Georgia Student Health Survey.
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— Augusta University (AU) is a public research university and academic medical center in Augusta, Georgia, United States. It is part of the University System of Georgia and has satellite medical campuse…
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— Georgia Southern University (informally known as Southern or Georgia Southern) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia. The flagship campus is in Statesboro, with additional campu…
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— From January 23 to January 27, 2026, a very large and expansive winter storm, unofficially referred to as Winter Storm Fern by The Weather Channel and various news outlets, or Snowmageddon in some are…
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Claim 4: “That figure roughly doubled between 2022 and 2023 to more than 28%, according to recent national estimates.”
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The U.S. Department of Education and The Core Collaborative both state that the national rate reached about 31% in 2021-2022 and decreased to about 28% in 2022-2023.
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— Elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2022. In these midterm elections, which occurred during incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden's term, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Repr…
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— The United States has 63 national parks, which are congressionally designated protected areas operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior. National parks are des…
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— The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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Claim 5: “In 2021, a study of New York City students reached similar conclusions, as did another 2026 study of Chicago students.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated forum posts about WhatsApp. No evidence was found regarding studies of NYC students in 2021 or Chicago students in 2026.
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— Feb 27, 2026 · those use ipon watsapp web browser Outline · [ Standard ] · Linear+ those use ipon watsapp web browser, whatsapp server down
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— Lowyat.NET Malaysia's Tech Enthusiast Resource Community. Forums, Buy, Sell, Second Hand, Notebook, Laptop, AMD, Intel, Pricelists, Discussions, Lifestyle, Kuala ...
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Claim 6: “Of the eight school climate dimensions included in our analysis, connectedness was the strongest predictor, corresponding to nearly a 3 percentage point reduction in chronic absenteeism.”
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No evidence was found after searching for this specific claim regarding connectedness as a predictor in the Georgia Student Health Survey.
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Claim 7: “Now, several years later, this figure sits at around 23% nationally.”
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A web search result specifically states that the national chronic absenteeism average fell to 23.5% in 2024, which aligns with the claim of 'around 23% nationally'.
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— Georgia ( JOR-jə) is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic, and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the northwest, North Carolina and South Carolina to the northeas…
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— In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geog…
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— The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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Claim 8: “Chronic absenteeism – referring to students who miss 10% or more days of the school year”
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Multiple independent sources, including the U.S. Department of Education and The Core Collaborative, explicitly define chronic absenteeism as missing 10% or more of school days.
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— Chronic may refer to:
Chronic condition, a condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects
Chronic toxicity, a substance with toxic effects after continuous or repea…
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— A chronic condition, also known as a chronic disease or chronic illness, is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects. The term chronic is often applied…
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— The Chronic is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his record label Death Row Records along with Interscope Records and distributed…
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Claim 9: “Before the pandemic, about 15% of students across the country missed that much school.”
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The Herald-Standard reports that the current rate of chronic absenteeism is 'more than double pre-pandemic rates,' and since the current rate is cited around 31% (per US Dept of Ed), this aligns with the claim of approximately 15% pre-pandemic.
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— Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Starting in January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2…
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— The global COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.…
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— On 31 December 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The first American case of COVID-19 was reported on January 20, and Health and Human Services Secretary Ale…
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