By 2021–22, 36 percent of English learners were chronically absent versus 30 percent of students overall, reversing a prepandemic attendance advantage¶

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q2 i? By 2021–22, 36 percent of English learners were chronically absent compared with 30 percent of students overall, whereas before the pandemic English learners were 1.2 times less likely to be chronically absent than non–English learners. → Gisela Ariza 2024

Evidence¶

Gisela Ariza 2024¶

Gisela Ariza, Attendance Works; Hedy Chang, Attendance Works. (2024). Supporting Success: Attendance Solutions for Multilingual Students. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED663795

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The brief reports national demographic data for the 2021–22 school year, citing Attendance Works, showing "36 percent of English learners were chronically absent versus 30 percent of students overall." It contrasts this with prepandemic data in which English learners were 1.2 times less likely to be chronically absent. No effect size is printed.

"By 2021–22, 36 percent of English learners were chronically absent versus 30 percent of students overall."

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