Kids are missing too much school. How do we get them back?

Kids are missing too much school. How do we g...

Up next

Election monitors in Philly, and bribery charges against the Police Oversight Commission chair | The Week in Philly

Philadelphia’s Citizens Police Oversight Commission has faced many challenges since it was created. The latest: the chair of the commission was arrested on bribery charges. Plus, midterm elections are coming up on Tuesday. We talk about the Trump administration’s decision to send ...  Show more

Jalen Hurts’s blood clots, remembering officer Shane Seiber, and Philly’s first women’s sports bar closes | The Week in Philly

The Eagles announced this week that Jalen Hurts will likely miss the rest of the season due to blood clots in his lungs, which has sparked debate over how the NFL considers their players’ health. We talk with Dr. Brian McDonough about Hurts’s medical diagnosis and The Philadelphi ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

Kids Are Missing School at an Alarming Rate
The Daily

Long after schools have fully reopened after the pandemic, one concerning metric suggests that children and their parents have changed the way they think about being in class.

Sarah Mervosh, an education reporter for The Times, discusses the apparent shift to a culture i ...

  Show more

Breaking the Cycle: Exploring the Educational Impact
Skimm This

1 in 3 students are chronically absent from school.* One surprising reason? A lack of access to clean clothes. We teamed up with Whirlpool to explore this hidden educational crisis. For the final episode in our three-part series, our host, psychologist and parent educator Dr. Jaz ...  Show more

Breaking the Cycle: School as a Social Environment
Skimm This

1 in 3 students are chronically absent from school.* One surprising reason? A lack of access to clean clothes. We teamed up with Whirlpool to explore this hidden educational crisis. For the second episode in our three-part series, our host, psychologist and parent educator Dr. Ja ...  Show more