Detroit’s Public Schools Try To Combat Chronic Absenteeism by Offering Students Up to $1,000 in Gift Cards

The initiative comes as Detroit’s public schools are experiencing rampant levels of absenteeism.

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Students walk outside Pershing High School at Detroit. AP/Carlos Osorio

As Detroit seeks to crack down on chronic absenteeism in its public schools, administrators are trying out a new incentive: pay students up to $1,000 to attend class. 

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