As schools prepare for the 2025-26 school year, local educators hope that students arrive not only for the first day of classes, but for every day after that as well.
Data from recent school years has shown a persistent problem with attendance in Corpus Christi schools.
It’s practically a guarantee that at least some desks will be empty any given day — there’s a reason schools give out perfect attendance awards. But when students are habitually absent, learning suffers…