NPR: "What One District's Data Mining Did For Chronic Absence" See the link below for a story about Grand Rapids, Michigan, and how they reduced their rate of chronic absence by almost 50%. http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/05/30/477506418/what-one-districts-data-mining-did-for-chronic-absence Kathryn Scheinberg Meyer, Esq. Director, SpeakUp Initiatives [cid:[log in to unmask]]<http://www.kidscounsel.org/> 211 State Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604 (203)335-0719 2074 Park Street, Hartford, CT 06105 (860)570-5327