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Chronic Absenteeism: ESSA’s Academic Performance Indicator Explained During the 2021-2022 school year, an estimated 6.5 million additional students became chronically absent, driving the national rate to a staggering 28.3%. Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), federal accountability moved away from test-only metrics to include School Quality or Student Success (SQSS) measures. Understanding the strict…