Addressing Chronic Absenteeism in NM Schools

10.20.23 – Chronic absenteeism has long persisted in New Mexico’s rollcall of school problems. The rate ticked down in the most recently completed school year, but it’s more than doubled since 2019. KUNM’s Megan Kamerick hosts a special roundtable to talk about what the state is doing to get more students to show up to school and whether it’s effective.   

Correspondent: Megan Kamerick 

Guests: 
Leslie Kelly, behavioral health coordinator, NM Public Education Department 
Teri Wimborne, director of collective impact, United Way of Central New Mexico 
Estevan Gallegos, juvenile probation officer supervisor, CYFD 

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Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US – The Associated Press