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The biggest problem in education is that kids aren’t showing up to school. Last year, 26 percent of students missed a month of class or more, leading to dramatic declines in academic performance.

Colorado schools are nearing the end of their second month of classes — and already some on the Western Slope are seeing signs of improvement from last year’s heightened chronic absenteeism rates.

The biggest problem in education is that kids aren’t showing up to school. Last year, 26 percent of students missed a month of class or more, leading to dramatic declines in academic performance.

Colorado schools are nearing the end of their second month of classes — and already some on the Western Slope are seeing signs of improvement from last year’s heightened chronic absenteeism rates.