Do youth want bicycling education at school? In #BikeLeague Cycling Education Peer Learning Call happening now, Hawai‘i Bicycling League’s Director of Education, Malia Harunaga, indicated that school absenteeism is reported to be lowest in weeks when bike education is scheduled. https://hbl.org/learn/youth-bikeed/

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Winnipeg school restructures its day to address absenteeism, improve learning
A Winnipeg school has restructured its school day to address learning and absenteeism.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10412160/winnipeg-school-restructures-day-absenteeism-learning/

School attendance still isn't what it was before COVID https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/1160358099/school-attendance-chronic-absenteeism-covid NPR heard from multiple districts around the country: a youth mental health crisis, heightened fear around health concerns, transportation difficulties and poverty and homelessness, which can make it difficult for students to keep a routine around going to school. I would venture to add fear of gun violence as well? #Covid19 #Education #SchoolAbsenteeism