Teacher absences cost school boards $649M

Teacher absences cost school boards $649M

December 9, 2019 6:30 pm EST.

Teacher absenteeism cost school boards $649 million in the 2017-2018 school year. That’s nearly the cost of a one per cent raise for all educational workers over the course of four years.

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