This Memphis charter school cut chronic absenteeism to only 3 students. Here’s how.

By , Chalkbeat Tennessee Published: July 26, 2026 4:00 AM CT
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MSCS leaders ramped up chronic absenteeism interventions this past year, aiming to reduce chronic absenteeism rates for the first time since 2017.

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Bri Hatch

Bri Hatch

Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Hatch spent the past two years in Baltimore covering all-things education for WYPR, the city’s local NPR station, as a Report for America Corps Member.


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