While it’s still unclear how the pandemic will ultimately affect graduation rates in the long run, concerns abound as to how much the transition to remote learning and outside-of-school factors will impact graduation rates, chronic absenteeism and more.
Students who graduated in 2021 were juniors by the time the pandemic struck, and it’s possible most were already well on their way to completing their required classes. But questions remain as to how much remote learning will impact long-term attendance and graduation rates of younger cohorts.
