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 NY Times: ​Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Almost Everywhere - The pandemic changed families’ lives and the culture of education: “Our relationship with school became optional.” By Sarah Mervosh and Francesca Paris - Sarah Mervosh reports on K-12 education, and Francesca Paris is a data reporter.

Nationally, an estimated 26 percent of public school students were considered chronically absent last school year, up from 15 percent before the pandemic, according to the most recent data, from 40 states and Washington, D.C...