An Ohio law targeting student suspensions had a happy side effect. Requiring schools to use a positive approach to discipline reduced chronic absenteeism, study says.
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Improving school sanitation, reducing household chores, and addressing harassment and bullying could enhance girls’ reading performance relative to boys’.
Punishing parents of truant children misses factors – such as poverty and hunger – keeping some children out of school.
