On Tuesday, The U.S. Department of Education released new data depicting 6.5 million students – or 13 percent of all students nationwide – were chronically absent from school in 2013-14.  Being chronically absent is what a student is considered after missing 15 or more days in a school year for any reason – excused or unexcused. Also included in the report is that 2.8 million K-12 […]