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How can teens recover from chronic absenteeism?

Chronic absenteeism skyrocketed during the pandemic. For one teen in Portland, Oregon, getting her school attendance back on track required a real desire to go back.

Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Elizabeth Miller reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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