Kids missing school is a longstanding problem in Baltimore. But new data obtained by The Baltimore Sun and FOX45 shows absenteeism in city schools is more dire than previously known — with thousands of students missing a third,

Dr. Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, heard from a number of students, staff members and parents during a conversation about student safety and family crises Wednesday night. “It

At the high school level, 1,890 students who missed 60 days or more of school were promoted to the next level in the 2023-’23 school year — 12% of high school students passed — the data show. The year before, 1,851 high school students who fit that category were passed (also 12% of the total passed).