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Testimony from Isaiah Fudge recommends “whole-child” best practices and resource hubs to tackle chronic absenteeism

Facebook Twitter Linkedin One solution to address chronic absenteeism lies in increasing districts’ capacity to address the whole-child and turn their schools into resource hubs. TO: Members of the Senate Education Committee FROM: Isaiah Fudge, Director of Positive Youth Development Policy and Advocacy, Advocates for Children of New Jersey DATE: January 30, 2025 RE: Chronic […]

Testimony from Nina Peckman urges “out-of-the-box” thinking, collaboration to address chronic absenteeism

Facebook Twitter Linkedin Chronic absenteeism is a complex problem. We must start with a focus on the individual needs and circumstances of the student to understand why the child is not attending school and to engage the parents in a meaningful way. TO: Members of the Senate Education Committee FROM: Nina C. Peckman, Staff Attorney, […]