Education: Chronic absence and problems more common among students learning remotely during COVID pandemic --study

Data: Chronic absence more common in students learning remotely amid COVID In the 2021-22 school year, chronic absenteeism rates among US K-12 students whose schools offered only remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic were 6.9 percentage points higher than those attending in-person–only schools, rising to 10.6 percentage points for at-risk students, per a JAMA Network Open study published yesterday. CIDRAP

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"Chronic absenteeism has been associated with several negative outcomes, including lower test scores, a reduction in educational and social engagement, lower rates of high school completion, and higher rates of substance use," the researchers noted. 

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