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Four Cook County High School Districts Have Chronic Absenteeism Near or Above CPS's Rate
Chicago's chronic absenteeism has been widely covered. Far less attention has gone to the suburban Cook County high school districts just outside the city limits, where several report rates that rival...
East St. Louis Cut Its Chronic Absenteeism Rate as Five Metro East Districts Crossed 50%
In eleven Illinois school districts, a majority of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, meaning more students missed at least 10% of the school year than attended regularly. The threshold itse...