absenteeism
ab·sen·tee·ism [ ˌab-sən-ˈtē-ˌi-zəm]
[ˌab-sən-ˈtē-ˌi-zəm]
1 : prolonged absence of an owner from his or her property 2 : chronic absence (as from work or school)
also : the rate of such absence
Recent Examples on the Web
//Chronic absenteeism went down about six percentage points, college and career readiness increased by about 11 percentage points and graduation rate increased by almost three percentage points.
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Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, "‘Onward toward the A:’ Mobile County Schools celebrate B on school report card," 24 Oct. 2019
//This year, Lincoln Elementary in Woodburn turned in the same performance as Oliver did the year before: bottom-tier reading and math scores and sky-high chronic absenteeism.
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oregonlive, "Optimism, not resentment, rules as Oregon enters version 2.0 of school improvement crusade," 20 Oct. 2019
//The school system has been trying to reduce chronic absenteeism for years, with administrators lobbying parents to ensure their children miss class only for genuine emergencies or sickness.
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Don Stacom, courant.com, "New Britain schools superintendent lays out why ‘Every day matters’," 27 Sep. 2019
//At Van Deene Elementary in West Carson, staff members are focused on reducing chronic absenteeism after outside activists pressured the district to take action.
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Los Angeles Times, "Homeless kids, chronic absenteeism, frustrated parents: L.A. Unified is back to school and trying to help," 20 Aug. 2019
//Districts will share challenges with each other and use tools in an attempt to reduce chronic absenteeism and prepare more kids for college, according to the Newark Advocate.
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Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com, "Lt. Gov. Jon Husted works to sell DeWine gun proposals: Capitol Letter," 9 Aug. 2019
//The study arrived at this figure via a rather imprecise formula that took into account absenteeism and health care costs—two factors that were supposed to help quantify worker productivity.
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Lena Solow, The New Republic, "The Scourge of Worker Wellness Programs," 2 Sep. 2019
//When the Browns Foundation partnered with CMSD in 2014, the school district’s chronic absenteeism rate was 35.2%.
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Robin Goist, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Browns Foundation launches statewide initiative to improve school attendance," 2 Aug. 2019
//Hill is looking to focus on two areas: chronic absenteeism and financial impact.
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Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader, "Burbank Unified highlights the cost — in dollars — of absenteeism," 27 Aug. 2019
First Known Use of absenteeism
1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology for absenteeism
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