Behind the Headline: Study Engages Nation’s Teens for Insight into Skipping School



By Education Next 08/29/2012

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Study Engages Nation’s Teens for Insight into Skipping School
Las Vegas Sun| August 29, 2012

Behind the Headline
Truants
Education Next | Winter 2011

A new report on chronic truancy, “Skipping to Nowhere,” released by the Get Schooled Foundation, tries to understand the decisions made by teenagers who skip school. June Kronholz’s article on truancy from the Winter 2011 issue of Ed Next looked at the causes of truancy and some innovative approaches for fighting it.

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