With school out for the summer, state officials are already looking for ways to get more students to show up for classes in the fall. The state Department of Human Services wants to expand pilot programs that put more social workers in schools with high truancy rates.
At the same time, DHS has a new statewide policy that threatens to take away welfare benefits from families with kids who persistently miss school.
But, critics say that still means too few families are getting the support they need to avoid losing their cash assistance.
Michigan Public Radio's Jake Neher gave us the full report.
