Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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 • Aug 28, 2014 • 1 min read

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.

Madeleine Brand
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Too Beautiful to Live
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Deborah Marcus
Communities in Schools Los Angeles

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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.

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