Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Urban Districts Struggling with High Absenteeism

Lynn Superintendent Catherine Latham recently commented on the increasing number of unexcused absences in the Lynn Public Schools which has had a negative effect on some schools' Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status. Other urban districts like Lynn are also seeing a much higher average number of days absent than the state average (9.1 days).

  • Boston: 13.5
  • Brockton: 10.7
  • Fall River: 14.4 
  • Holyoke: 15.1
  • Lawrence: 12.1
  • Lowell: 11.1
  • Lynn: 10.8
  • New Bedford:  12.8
  • Springfield: 15.1
  • Worcester: 9.8

*All Data Taken from: www.doe.mass.edu

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