Well before the share of students missing more than three weeks of the school year skyrocketed to near-highest-in-the-nation levels during the pandemic, Oregon was battling a high rate of chronic absenteeism. But under the radar, a parallel absenteeism issue draws virtually no attention, except in whispers among district administrators, school financial officials and human resource leaders: A huge share of teachers are also chronically absent from class. Read more: oregonlive.com/education/2025/04/in-and-around-portland-teachers-are-missing-more-school-than-ever-their-bosses-dont-want-to-talk-about-it.html 📸: Beth Nakamura #portland #pps #portlandpublicschools #education #oregon #portlandoregon #theoregonian