A new analysis by the Thomas P. Fordham Institute has found that more than 28% of public school teachers are chronically absent.
Chronically absent is considered missing work due to illness more than 10 times in a school year.
In the report titled "Teacher Absenteeism in Charter and Traditional Public Schools” they state:
The percentage of teachers in traditional public schools who take more
Well: if you do not show up for class, how do you expect to learn and get a decent job?
If you do not show up for class why would an employer believe you will show up for work?
The Michigan Capitol Confidential news site is reporting that 2/3rds of Detroit students are “chronically absent”...