If these people made cars, half would be recalled every year------One in Five Pittsburgh Teachers Chronically Absent, Report Says

One in Five Pittsburgh Teachers Chronically Absent, Report Says | Heartlander Magazine:

PHILADELPHIA — Teachers in Pittsburgh are absent way too often, finds a new report.
Eighteen percent of teachers were “chronically absent” in 2012-13, missing more than 18 days of work, and no obvious system of consequences exists, says a report released last week by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.
“If the district was able to reduce the number of days chronically absent teachers miss down to the current district average of 12 days, it could realize almost half a million dollars in substitute cost savings while keeping teachers of record in the classroom with their students,” the report concludes.