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Greenwich Virtually Eliminated Chronic Absenteeism — Then COVID Arrived
In a year when 78 Connecticut districts hit their worst-ever chronic absenteeism rates, Greenwich did the opposite. The district's 2020 chronic absence rate was 0.1% — essentially zero. One student in...
One in Five Connecticut Students Now Receives Special Education
In 2010-11, roughly one in eight Connecticut public school students received special education services. By 2025-26, it is nearly one in five. The share has climbed from 12.0% to 19.1%, approaching a ...
Fairfield Still Beats the State Average on Attendance -- but Its Rate Has Gotten Worse Every Year for Seven Straight
Fairfield School District sits in Fairfield County, one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. Median household income exceeds $120,000. The schools are well-funded, well-staffed, and well-r...
The 27.8-Point Gap: Hartford and Greenwich's Separate Attendance Realities
Greenwich reported a 0.1% chronic absenteeism rate in 2020 — one student in a thousand missing 10% or more of school days. Forty miles southwest on I-95, Hartford reported 27.9%. Nearly three in ten s...