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.

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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