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School Attendance is Everybody's Responsibility
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September is Attendance Awareness Month, a reminder that every day in school matters, and that improving attendance takes a community effort. In this episode, L.A. County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Debra Duardo and L.A. County Department of Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer dive into the current landscape of school attendance and the rising challenge of chronic absenteeism.
Together, they unpack the barriers that keep students from class, from health concerns to systemic inequities, and highlight strategies and data that point toward solutions. Their conversation enforces a powerful message: attendance is a community issue. Teachers, parents, health providers and even local business owners all play a vital role in creating the conditions for student success.
Listen to hear actionable ideas on how each of us can help, and what it looks like when schools, families and communities come together to ensure every student has the opportunity to thrive.
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About Let Me Add to That: An Education Podcast
Nearly 2 million students and 80 school districts make up the Los Angeles County education system – as you can imagine, the experiences, the success and the challenges vary from district to district as it does student to student. The Let Me Add to That Podcast, presented by the Los Angeles Office of Education will feature education experts including superintendents, administrators, teachers and students themselves who will highlight various hot topics that the county faces on a day-to-day basis. Let Me Add to That is titled and modeled after the inclusion of different perspectives, experiences and challenges. New episodes will be released on the first Wednesday of every month.
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