Federal data shows chromic absenteeism for Missouri students
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Education officials say Missouri schools experience widespread chronic absenteeism with more than 40,000 students in the St. Louis region and nine area counties who have missed 15 or more days of school during the 2013-14 school year. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/28T8qVa ) reports that attendance data was released this month…