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Student absenteeism in Mendoza

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Pervasive, predictable, and (partly) preventable: Student absenteeism in a middle-income country

Alejandro J. Ganimian

with L. Page, J. Childs, V. Mesalles & B. Bartoli

ParentingAbsenteeism Impact evaluation Argentina
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School records reveal pervasive but predictable absences in Argentina; inexpensive messages informing parents reduced chronic absenteeism for years, while paying teachers to address absences produced no clear improvements.

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Ganimian, Alejandro J.; Page, Lindsay; Childs, Joshua; Mesalles, Verónica; Bartoli, Berta. (2026). Pervasive, predictable, and (partly) preventable: Student absenteeism in a middle-income country. Unpublished manuscript.

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