Since 1995 more than a decade before Zamora and many current Bay Area high-school students were born the Stanford Children’s Health Teen Van has ventured to various Peninsula and South Bay schools and nonprofits to provide free medical care to the region's uninsured and underinsured youth.
It s early days in research on what causes students to be chronically absent from classrooms, but there s a burgeoning industry to help school districts tackle the problem. "Every absence has its own story," said one researcher.
It s early days in research on chronic absenteeism, but companies have grown out of it. School officials are also trying to get to the root causes of low attendance numbers.
It s early days in research on chronic absenteeism, but companies have grown out of it. School officials are also trying to get to the root causes of low attendance numbers.