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Logan Center for Urban Investigative ReportingThe mother of three had been struggling for so long that no one seemed to notice that her kids weren’t going to school.
Carvalho’s visit to the family’s home was part of an ambitious districtwide outreach program called iAttend, in which the district identified families with students not attending school, went to their homes, and connected them with resources and services to help get their lives back on track and their kids back to school.
“It was eye opening, heartbreaking and unacceptable in America that there is a lack of an effective system to keep track of children. The cracks were large, and if I sound angry, I am. The problem is not only massive, it’s the worst it’s ever been in our country,” Carvalho said.
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