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A High-Crime Neighborhood Makes It Harder To Show Up For School

A new study suggests living in a high-crime area, or simply passing through one on the way to school, can lead to more absences.
Source: LA Johnson

Getting students to show up is one of the biggest challenges schools face: How can someone learn at school if they're not there in the first place?

A new study suggests living in a high-crime area, or simply passing through one on the way to school, can impact how often students show up to class.

"Some kids have a harder time getting to a school than others, not for any fault of their own, but because of the way the transportation

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