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Oct 2020
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Taking Attendance in a Virtual School Ye...

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With the school year underway and so many kids learning remotely, how are schools getting students to show up for class? CNN Correspondent Evan McMorris-Santoro talks with school attendance experts about the biggest challenges with online school this year.

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