Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) saw an unusually high number of absences to start the week, with more than 30,000 students absent on Monday, more than double the numbers reported on recent school days.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released the 2024-25 Chronic Absenteeism Report. According to the agency, Mississippi's chronic absenteeism rate rose to 27.6%, representing 120,408 students who missed important instructional time in the last school year. They said this reflects an increase from the 2023-24 rate…