Editorial: State trying to put bright face on dark educational problem – Champaign News-Gazette

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Statewide statistics show that 20 percent of K-12 public school students fall under the category of 'chronically absent.' That means they miss 10 percent of the school year — 17.5 days of a 175-school year. ... Attendance is ground zero in the quest to see that all students have a shot at a good education.