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Empty Desks, Bigger Questions: What low school attendance says about our economy

Empty Desks, Bigger Questions: What low school attendance says about our economy

By Jerry Kitsewa Otieno, Law and Policy Analyst A classroom with empty desks is easy to interpret as an education problem. But when absenteeism becomes widespread and persistent, it may be telling a much larger story—one about household finances, social pressures and the economic prospects of an entire generation. The low turn-up of learners in […]