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“Educators are urgently asking: What kinds of interventions actually work to get students in the classroom? Community schools have some answers. Through the holistic support they provide, from free school health check-ups to food pantries, community schools have reported significantly lower rates of chronic absenteeism than traditional New York City public schools. The 20 community schools in New York City’s Children’s Aid network saw an average decrease in chronic absence of 4 percentage points in 2022-23 from the previous school year.”