Staggering 230,000 students in 21 states are 'missing' from the school system

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Hundreds of thousands of students are 'missing' from the school system after failing to enroll when the COVID pandemic sent students home for remote learning.  An analysis conducted by Stanford University staff and The Associated Press found an estimated 230,000 students in 21 states whose absences could not be accounted for. 'Missing' students received crisis-level attention in 2020 after the pandemic closed schools nationwide. These students didn't move out of state, and they didn't sign up for private school or home-school, according to publicly available data. Findings revealed families avoided school for a range of reasons, including continued fear of COVID-19, homelessness, and depression.

Along with AP, the analysis was conducted with Stanford University's Big Local News project and Stanford education professor Thomas Dee. The analysis originally claimed 240,000 students were 'missing' but has since been updated to 230,000. The states analyzed, include: California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin. The real tally of young people not receiving an education is likely far greater than the 230,000 figure calculated by the AP and Stanford.

Overall, public school enrollment fell by over 700,000 students between the 2019-20 and 2021-22 school years in the 21 states plus Washington, D.C., that provided the necessary data.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/staggering-230-000-students-in-21-states-are-missing-from-the-school-system/ar-AA17oRwb?cvid=36f768d8508b4242b546970e81512aed

[Alchopwn]

That is both interesting and disturbing.  Millennials are too dumb to be able to afford to miss school.  The only half-worthwhile skill they seem to possess is an expertise with Apple Products.  We need to send the truant officers out with nets like in the bad old days. I however will sit on my porch and wave my walking stick at them, and spit my dentures while telling them damn whippersnappers to git off my lawn! 

Edited February 13 by Alchopwn

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53 minutes ago, Alchopwn said:

That is both interesting and disturbing.  Millennials are too dumb to be able to afford to miss school.  The only half-worthwhile skill they seem to possess is an expertise with Apple Products.  We need to send the truant officers out with nets like in the bad old days. I however will sit on my porch and wave my walking stick at them, and spit my dentures while telling them damn whippersnappers to git off my lawn! 

I certainly agree with your perspective on the subject they certainly can’t afford to miss out on their education. But, look on the bright side, our Military services will have no problem recruiting, I suppose that’s one way to get an education! Hey, what the hell am I saying that’s what I did! I can see you waving a Cain at them, but not me I would wave my Barrett Semiautomatic 50 Cal Sniper Rile at them while drinking some single malt Scott and smile!

Peace my brother!