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Bill Lovotti's avatar

Just calling out that Charles Allen recommended this post in his constituent newsletter. You are getting attention from key decision makers. Keep up the great work!

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Bernie Horn's avatar

A very good summary of the year. Because this is so high-quality, let me make a couple of quibbles: You say "Chronic absenteeism is incredibly high in DC schools, the highest of any 'state' and 20% higher than in Mississippi." Nobody should compare DC to states, it's an apples-and-oranges comparison, and this data is such garbage (e.g. not distinguishing between real illness and just staying home) that it's close to worthless. Also, our city's young (16-25ish) offenders mostly do not make rational decisions, like whether they're going to be caught or how severely they will be punished; the data will never tell you why offenders are doing what they're doing. That requires old-school social science which nobody seems to do anymore.

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