The publication asserts that chronic absenteeism in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten is important for districts and school leaders to address¶
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Currency · newest study 2019 · checked against its sources 2026-10-08 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: baselines and conditions change
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q1 i? The article states that chronic absenteeism in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten is important, without printing supporting data or argument in the supplied text. → Bleeker 2019
Evidence¶
Bleeker 2019¶
Bleeker, M., Grazi, J., & Hurwitz, F. (2019). Improving the School Attendance of New Jersey's Youngest Learners: Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades: A Snapshot of New Jersey. Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/improving-the-school-attendance-of-new-jerseys-youngest-learners-chronic-absenteeism-in-the-early
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Publisher's one-sentence description of the fact sheet on its landing page. It asserts "the importance of chronic absenteeism in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten" but the supplied text offers no evidence, data, or argument for that assertion.
"Fact sheet for districts and school leaders on the importance of chronic absenteeism in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Attendance in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten is important for young learners — related
- Attendance in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten is important, and early-grade chronic absenteeism has identifiable risk factors — related
- The article asserts that the Go-Learn-Grow materials can help districts, schools, and early childhood providers improve pre-K and kindergarten attendance — related
- Regular attendance in preschool and kindergarten is presented as important for future school success — related
- Difficulty adjusting to kindergarten and first grade can put young children at academic risk — related
- Early childhood education attendance is associated with long-term health benefits, particularly reduced prevalence of risk factors for chronic diseases — related
- Chronically absent pre-kindergarten students are more likely to be chronically absent in subsequent grades — related
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title |
The publication asserts that chronic absenteeism in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten is important for districts and school leaders to address |
description |
The publication asserts that chronic absenteeism in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten is important for districts and school leaders to address |
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weak |
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2019 |
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2026-10-08 |
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2024 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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1 — bleeker-2019 |
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