East High School's upped its attendance by 3% over 7 weeks to win the central region of the Get Schooled Foundation’s Fall Attendance Challenge. The Des Moines Register says the event covered 80,000 kids at 73 schools in 17 states between October 3rd and November 18th. Iowa leads the nation with an average graduation rate of 88% percent, East High’s graduation rate's 75%. Research says missing just 10-school days/year can ten days a year can lead to academic problems.
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