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Why DC Kids Are Skipping School

Why DC Kids Are Skipping School

City Cast DC

June 17, 202422m 3s

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Show Notes

Absentee rates at D.C. schools have gone absolutely off the charts. Everyone agrees it’s a problem, but there’s a lot of disagreement about how to fix it. Axios’ Cuneyt Dil has been covering kids playing hooky and grownups playing politics.  

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