Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Gone From School for a Doctor's Visit, or Just Avoiding a Test? The Distinction Between Excused and Unexcused Absences Matters
August 07, 2026
August 07, 2026
MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Aug. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 5, 2026, by policy fellow Josiah Padley:
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Gone from school for a doctor's visit, or just avoiding a test? The distinction between excused and unexcused absences matters
About one in four Minnesota students are chronically absent, meaning they miss 10 percen . . .
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Gone from school for a doctor's visit, or just avoiding a test? The distinction between excused and unexcused absences matters
About one in four Minnesota students are chronically absent, meaning they miss 10 percen . . .