The COVID-19 pandemic sparked high absenteeism in public schools statewide, and five years later thousands of students miss ...

Ivan Flores didn’t love school before the pandemic hit, but his views soured more when he did ninth grade online and off campus. “I was just at home doing nothing, waking up late, missing assignments, ...

For now, only families who homeschool their children or enroll them in alternative options such as charter or private schools ...