on, a strong sense of classroom community contributes to a wide range of positive academic outcomes; students that possess an acute sense of community have shown significantly greater academic motivation and performance, positive attitudes toward school, empathy for others, and conflict resolution skills (Johnson et al., 2000).
             Because resources are by definition scarce, though, it is important for educators to get the "most bang for the buck" when formulating truancy prevention programs for their schools. Likewise, when something is made a priority, it is supposed to get better; unfortunately, it remains unclear whether the millions of dollars invested in truancy prevention programs have been worth the time and resources used to date, particularly in view of a lack of a benchmark. According to
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