Sunday, October 23, 2011

The Real Reason Kids Are Missing From School « Cooperative Catalyst

The Real Reason Kids Are Missing From School « Cooperative Catalyst:

The Real Reason Kids Are Missing From School

Education Week posted a poll on Facebook regarding student absenteeism. The post does’t ask whether it should be a crime to miss school or whether compulsory schooling violates the rights of parents to raise their own children. It doesn’t ask whether the implementation of truancy laws has anything to do with the allocation of funds that schools get based upon the number of students present. It doesn’t ask any questions beyond “What can be done to fix