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**FILE** D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, Education, Local

Students, Teachers, Nonprofits Advocate for Community Schools Funding Restoration

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 7, 2024May 7, 2024

While much of the council’s focus during this budget season has been on restoring public school teacher positions and the Early Childcare Educator Pay Equity Fund, community members say that cuts to community schools and truancy prevention pose just as great a threat to students and families reeling from the pandemic. 

A Red Line train prepares to leave the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 24. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Metro Budget Proposal Jeopardizes Efforts to Curb Truancy, Advocates Say

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 10, 2024March 15, 2024
The D.C. Council's Committee of the Whole recently conducted a public hearing about chronic absenteeism, a major concern for many parents, teachers, law enforcement and government officials alike. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEducation

After Delay, D.C. Council Conducts Hearing on Chronic Absenteeism

by Sam P.K. CollinsDecember 13, 2023December 13, 2023
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Posted inEducation, Local

AG Racine Expands Anti-Truancy Program to Two Ward 8 Schools

by James Wright Jr.August 29, 2022August 29, 2022
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DCPS Leaders Reinvigorate Efforts to Combat Absenteeism

by WI Guest AuthorJuly 11, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Absenteeism Not a Problem for D.C. Grads

by WI Guest AuthorJune 13, 2018October 31, 2020
**FILE** WI file photo (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLocal

D.C. Council Bill Allows Chronically Absent Students to Graduate

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing WriterJune 13, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inNational

Truancy Takes a Higher Toll on Black Families

by Washington InformerSeptember 2, 2015October 30, 2020

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