"Most of the time, teachers are showing up like clockwork. They have a 94% attendance rate at the districts we studied, but it varies significantly from teacher to teacher," Waymack said.

That’s according to a new analysis based on attendance data from 40 of the country’s largest metropolitan areas. Overall, teachers in the districts were at school 94 percent of their scheduled ...

As part of the teachers' union contract signed in 2019, both sides agreed to establish an attendance advisory committee to analyze attendance trends and recommend policy improvements.