ONE OR TWO DAYS A WEEK DOESN'T SEEM LIKE MUCH, BUT...

If a student misses...     That equals...              Which is...                    And over 13 years of schooling, that's...

1 day every 2 weeks       20 days per year         4 weeks per year         Nearly   1.5 years     of school lost
1 day per week               40 days per year         8 weeks per year         Over      2.5 years    of school lost
2 days per week             80 days per year       16 weeks per year         Over         5 years    of school lost
3 days per week           120 days per year       24 weeks per year         Nearly     8 years     of school lost

HOW ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATE A DAY?  SURELY THAT WON'T AFFECT A STUDENT?

S/He is only missing just...       That equals...                                      Which is...                                    And over 13 years of schooling, that's...

10 minutes per day                    50 minutes per week                          Nearly 1.5 weeks per year            Nearly .5 year lost
20 minutes per day                    1 hour and 40 minutes per week        Over 2.5 weeks per year               Nearly 1 year lost
30 minutes per day                    Half a day per week                           4 weeks per year                          Nearly 1.5 years lost
1    hour per day                         1 day per week                                   8 weeks per year                          Over 2.5 years lost

EVERY DAY COUNTS