Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, schools reported 3,500 students, or 12 percent of all students, were absent on an average school day; 70 percent of those were unexcused.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reported 4,000 unexcused absences on an average school day.
Some states have found that linking truancy to the ability to obtain a driver's license effectively reduces unexcused absences.
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