{
  "id": 1940047,
  "title": "Nearly 1 in 4 students are chronically absent from school – kids who feel happy and safe are less likely to miss class",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nearly-1-in-4-students-are-chronically-absent-from-school-kids-who-1940047",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T12:29:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation",
    "slug": "the-conversation",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/nearly-1-in-4-students-are-chronically-absent-from-school-kids-who-feel-happy-and-safe-are-less-likely-to-miss-class-289195"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Research on absenteeism often focuses on factors like unreliable transportation, overlooking what schools themselves can do to help kids maintain a steady attendance record.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}