See the whole ICEberg: Minnesota students need resources to cope

By: Spencer Sherman

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 565

Last Updated: 4 days, 4 hours ago

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Large-scale disruptions don’t end when the headlines do. I learned that during two other crises: I served as a state education official during COVID-19 and as a teacher in post-Katrina New Orleans.

During Operation Metro Surge, student absenteeism increased on a scale unseen since COVID. Though the pandemic began nearly six years ago, our students and schools have not yet recovered. The rate of chronic absenteeism today is higher in every single state …

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