{
  "id": 8101262,
  "title": "1 in 3 NYC students chronically absent as rates remain stubbornly high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/1-in-3-nyc-students-chronically-absent-as-rates-remain-stubbornly-high",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T21:04:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chalkbeat",
    "slug": "chalkbeat",
    "url": "https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/17/nyc-chronic-absenteeism-rates-stubbornly-high/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New York City’s chronic absenteeism rate remains stubbornly high, with 1 in 3 students missing at least 10% of the 2025-26 school year, according to figures released Thursday. The rate remained unchanged from 2024-25 before and is markedly higher than pre-pandemic…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}