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Keeping Kids in Class
The state’s trying to get a handle on the truancy problem, largely by doing a better job of tracking kids who skip out on classes. But what exactly can be done to keep kids in school? One group is providing what are essentially social workers to support truant kids, especially in poorer areas.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe state’s trying to get a handle on the truancy problem, largely by doing a better job of tracking kids who skip out on classes. But what exactly can be done to keep kids in school? One group is providing what are essentially social workers to support truant kids, especially in poorer areas.
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