On June 26th ~ the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) ~ the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) ~ the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) ~ The Alliance for
Excellent Education ~ and the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform held a briefing on Capitol Hill ~ Absenteeism in the Middle Grades: The Prevalence ~ the Impact ~ and Turning it Around.