Colorado Schools Make Progress on Attendance | Denver News

Colorado’s chronic absenteeism rate dipped slightly to 27.5%, a small but hopeful step toward recovery since pandemic highs — though still far from pre-pandemic levels. Launched in 2024, the “Every School Day Matters!” campaign is helping districts share strategies and resources, with over 60% showing improvement. Yet gaps persist: high schoolers (grades 7–10), multilingual learners, students with IEPs, and those on free/reduced lunch still face higher absence rates — especially homeless youth at a shocking 57.5%. Schools are now digging into root causes — illness, bullying, trauma — and partnering with families to get every student back in class, every day. Progress is being made, but the work is far from over. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5891cf9879860f81