Melissa in the Morning: Chronic Absenteeism Report

More Connecticut students are making it to class. State data shows chronic absenteeism fell for the fourth straight year, with 16.4% of students missing at least 10% of the school year. That’s down from a pandemic peak of 23.7%. We got key takeaways from Ajit Gopalakrishnan, Chief Performance Officer for the Connecticut State Department of Education.