Mayor Bloomberg Announces Comprehensive New Strategies To Reduce Chronic Absenteeism And Truancy In City Schools

August 19, 2010
Reliance on Data Triggers 5,200 Special Chancellor’s Letters Sent to At-Risk Students Today, Targeting Students Before School Begins.

As Part of Comprehensive Outreach Effort, Free Backpacks—Donated by the Office Depot Foundation—Offered at the Targeted Schools to Every Elementary School Student Who Attends the First Day.

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