LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Truancy is becoming an epidemic in American schools. In the 2022 school year, 41.7 million students were absent for more than 18 days.1 While educators hoped that student attendance levels would improve after the pandemic, it remains far lower than pre-COVID. From 2018 to 2023, the rate of chronic absenteeism nearly doubled, from 15 to 26 percent.2 When children miss school, they are more likely to fail, drop out or get suspended, and less likely to receive adequat