{
  "id": 4881249,
  "title": "Chronic absenteeism plagues our schools and society",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/chronic-absenteeism-plagues-our-schools-and-society",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/education/6061922-chronic-absenteeism-crisis-solutions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Absenteeism is like a plague that infects first a school, then a community.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}