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EPISODE · Aug 20, 2026 · 9 MIN

Melissa in the Morning: Chronic Absenteeism Report

from WICC The Voice of Connecticut · host WICC

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.

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