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Unit 4 Schools launches ‘Every student, every day’ attendance campaign at Community Coalition
Summary
Dr. James Harden of Unit 4 Schools launched a community campaign to reduce chronic absenteeism, urging partners to promote daily attendance through billboards, videos and local partnerships and citing research linking early attendance to long-term academic outcomes.
Dr. James Harden, a representative of Unit 4 Schools, introduced a countywide attendance push called "Every student, every day" at the Community Coalition meeting, urging organizations and faith groups to partner with schools to improve daily attendance. "A student who misses just 2 days per month is considered chronically absent," Harden said, adding that chronic absence—about 18 days a year—places students at "great risk of academic…
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