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Student Attendance Takes on Greater Weight

Student Attendance Takes on Greater Weight

January 2, 2018

In Tennessee, 10 percent of a school’s grade under the state’s new ESSA accountability system “will be based on the percentage of students who are chronically absent.” This figure “is based on the number of students who miss at least 18 days—10 percent of the school year—for any reason.”