The effort was part of an annual event to curb chronic absenteeism defined as when students miss at least 18 days of school in an academic year. Missing that much school places students at risk of lower academic performance and dropping out.
Through March of this year, those who were chronically absent in BPS fell five percentage points to 37.2 percent in BPS, meaning about 2,300 more students regularly showed up for school.
Glendale Councilmember Jamie Aldama is the third politician to announce plans to run for mayor of Glendale in 2024. His two other opponents are current Mayor Jerry Weiers and former state Sen. Paul B…