{"id":2015030,"date":"2023-08-29T02:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T06:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-marks-start-of-school-year-as-millions-of-students-chronically-absent-nationwide\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T02:17:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T06:17:48","slug":"biden-marks-start-of-school-year-as-millions-of-students-chronically-absent-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-marks-start-of-school-year-as-millions-of-students-chronically-absent-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden highlights widespread student absenteeism as new school year begins."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-marks-start-of-school-year-as-millions-of-students-chronically-absent-nationwide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2015030&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President \u200bBiden and First Lady Jill Biden Visit School to Mark Start of \u2064School\u200d Year<\/h2>\n<p>WASHINGTON\u2014President Joe Biden and First\u2062 Lady Jill Biden\u2062 paid a visit to a school in the nation&#8217;s capital \u2063on Aug. \u200b28 to\u200d mark the\u200d start of the school year.<\/p>\n<p>Many schools across\u2064 the country\u200c have seen an increase \u2063in\u2064 chronic student\u200c absenteeism since the\u200b start of the COVID-19 \u200cpandemic, with Washington among the \u2063hardest \u200dhit.\u200b A new study found that \u200bmillions\u200c of U.S. students\u200d were chronically \u2062absent last year, missing \u2063at least 10 percent of the school year.<\/p>\n<p>The Bidens visited \u2063Eliot\u2013Hine Middle School, a predominantly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myschooldc.org\/schools\/profile\/35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">black school<\/a> with more than 300 students.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/san-diego-unified-sees-threefold-spike-in-chronically-absent-students-5030832\">San Diego Unified Sees Threefold \u200cSpike in Chronically Absent Students<\/a> &#8211; 2\/2\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/the-epidemic-of-teen-depression-a-national-scandal-5138828\">The Epidemic of Teen Depression: A National Scandal<\/a> &#8211; 3\/23\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic and \u2064subsequent lockdowns \u200chave had a negative impact on schools and students. Since\u2063 schools reopened\u2063 during the pandemic, student absenteeism\u2064 has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-marks-start-of-school-year-as-millions-of-students-chronically-absent-nationwide\/\" title=\"Biden highlights widespread student absenteeism as new school year begins.\">reached record levels nationwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A study by Stanford\u2062 University education\u200b professor\u200c Thomas Dee and The Associated Press found that <strong>more than 25 percent \u2062of students\u200c are chronically \u200dabsent, compared to 15 \u2062percent prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Public \u200bschool absenteeism in Washington is among \u200cthe worst in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The study also found \u200bthat \u200ban estimated 6.5 million additional students have\u200c become \u200dchronically absent. Absences are more widespread among Latino, black, and low-income students, according \u2064to the analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Another study by the \u200bNational Center for Education Statistics\u2064 last year found that more than 80 percent of U.S. public schools \u200creported that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted student behavior and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-the-name-of-equity-virginia-county-wants-to-ban-homework-grades-and-other-standards\/\" title=\"In The Name Of Equity, Virginia County Wants To Ban Homework Grades And Other Standards\">socio-emotional development<\/a>. Public schools\u2064 reported \u200bneeding more support\u2062 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-pushes-for-20b-in-infrastructure-funding-to-go-to-electric-school-buses\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris pushes for B in infrastructure funding to go to electric school buses\">student mental health<\/a>, according to \u2062the study.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Compared to a typical school year prior to the start \u200bof the COVID-19 pandemic, 72 percent of U.S. public \u2064schools reported \u2064an increase in chronic absenteeism among their \u200cstudents,&#8221; the report stated. During the\u200b same period, 72 percent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/todays-kids-despise-authority-thanks-to-a-disastrous-duo-lockdowns-and-crt\/\" title=\"Today\u2019s Kids Despise Authority Thanks To A Disastrous Duo: Lockdowns And CRT\">public schools reported<\/a> an increase in teacher absences, as well.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement from the White House, President Biden secured $130 billion through the\u2064 American Rescue Plan &#8220;to help \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-scalise-blasts-biden-order-allowing-covid-vaccine-to-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Steve Scalise Blasts Biden Order Allowing Covid Vaccine To Illegal Immigrants\">schools safely reopen<\/a>, stay open, and address the academic and mental health needs of students&#8221;\u200b in what\u200d it called &#8220;the largest\u2062 investment&#8221; in\u200b the country&#8217;s public\u2062 school\u200b system. The plan\u200d was designed to help \u2063students return to school\u2063 and recover academically, but given the dismal recovery, some are questioning \u200dif the \u200cpresident&#8217;s approach is working.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s still work to be \u2063done, and the president is committed to doing more to assist schools\u2063 and children, White House press \u200dsecretary Karine\u200b Jean-Pierre told \u2062reporters on Aug. 28.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>White House\u2062 press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks \u200dduring a press briefing at \u200dthe White House on\u2064 Aug. 28, 2023. \u200b(Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Remember when the president walked in, more than 50 percent of schools \u200cwere shut\u200b down because \u200cof COVID, because the last administration didn&#8217;t have a comprehensive plan to deal with \u2062COVID-19,&#8221; Jean-Pierre \u2062said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited a Washington school on Aug. 28 to acknowledge the school year&#8217;s commencement. COVID-19 has caused a surge in chronic student absenteeism nationwide, with Washington being severely affected. 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