DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon with Iowa Department of Education leadership and the Superintendent of Davenport Community Schools.

The Iowa Legislature over the last two calendar years have passed new academic standards for literacy advancements, expanding work-based learning opportunities and addressing chronic absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism rates dropped in the state from school year 2023-24 at 21.6% to school year 2024-25 which sat at 15.8%. The difference, according to district leaders, has been the bipartisan chronic absenteeism law that was passed in the 2024 Iowa legislative session.

"In the area of attendance, we took that legislation and we created teams at each one of our schools. And those teams look at student d

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