Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Chronic absenteeism crisis: Quarter of kids miss 10+ days per year
With state governments largely abdicating any role in getting kids back into classrooms, some schools have turned to private companies for a reimagined version of the truant officer.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readWith state governments largely abdicating any role in getting kids back into classrooms, some schools have turned to private companies for a reimagined version of the truant officer.
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LA Times grapples with massive layoffs, undefined identity- 0:00Clapbacks, baseball metaphors? California’s top US Senate candidates debate
- 14:24After cutting 20% of newsroom, what is the LA Times’ identity?
- 22:33Chronic absenteeism crisis: Quarter of kids miss 10+ days per yearYou’re reading this
- 34:21‘Normporn’ TV appeals to viewers’ ‘universal desire for peace’
The full episode
3 of 4LA Times grapples with massive layoffs, undefined identity- 0:00Clapbacks, baseball metaphors? California’s top US Senate candidates debate
- 14:24After cutting 20% of newsroom, what is the LA Times’ identity?
- 22:33Chronic absenteeism crisis: Quarter of kids miss 10+ days per yearYou’re reading this
- 34:21‘Normporn’ TV appeals to viewers’ ‘universal desire for peace’