*The Georgia Department of Education (GDOE) is launching several initiatives to combat chronic absenteeism. “Chronic absenteeism refers to the number of students missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, divided by the number of students enrolled. Georgia’s current chronic absenteeism rate is 20.7% — this is the 17th-best rate in the nation. GaDOE has also launched an Attendance Dashboard to provide real-time data to schools and districts.
*The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating a prison attack. Nine inmates suffered injuries in stabbings when a fight broke out recently at Wilcox State Prison. Investigators say they believe it was gang-related. There were no staff injuries reported.
