Well, since my brother taught in some of the poorest schools in the nation for over 35 years, I know that the rate of absenteeism that you are referring to tends to grow as the children get older. It would not relate as much to children of kindergarten age.
It's actually quite bad in Chicago. Do kids need books and safe classrooms or to fear Ronald McDonald?
And, lastly, I'm still curious as to why the phrase "lipstick on a pig" was "offensive and disgraceful" when it was used by Obama to describe McCain's economic policies, but not "offensive and disgraceful" when McCain used it to describe Clinton's healthcare plan.
I told you, I'm a democrat. I'm not physically able to answer a direct question with a faithful response.
