Chronic Absenteeism - Reading Lesson | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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improvement in learning and schoolwork.

academic progress

special importance or attention given to something.

emphasis

missing school very often over a long period of time. (adj + n)

chronic absenteeism

a big and serious problem with students not coming to school.

attendance crisis

a person who studies how people act and why they behave in certain ways.

behavioral scientist

a very high-level manager in a company or organization. (not quite the president)

senior vice president

saying where information or numbers come from.

citing

collected and put together.

compiled

schools in cities where many students come from poor families.

high-poverty urban schools

causing great harm, damage, or sadness.

devastating

an organization that does not try to make money for itself, but works to help others.

nonprofit

almost or nearly

virtually

made to repeat a year in school because of poor progress.

held back

usual rules and ideas about what people should do.

norms and expectations

strongly advises or encourages someone to do something.

urges

being absent (not at school) very often and regularly.

chronically absent

short messages on TV or radio that give important advice or information to the public.

public service announcements

a small or weak sign of something appearing normal. "________ of normalcy"

semblance

allowed to have free lunch because of family income. "_____ for free lunch"

eligible

very bad, terrible.

atrocious

spreading everywhere or affecting everything.

pervasive