![]() Dee said during a media call earlier this week.That means other factors are at play. Dee says.In two states that have released more recent data, the problem has persisted.“What I found was that the state-level growth in chronic absenteeism was actually unrelated to a measure of COVID infection rates over this period,” Dr. But the rate grew to 28% during the 2021-22 school year. Before the pandemic, in the 2018-19 academic year, about 15% of students missed that much school. states and Washington, D.C., giving a robust national portrait of chronic absenteeism, defined as students missing 10% or more of school days. More than 1 in 4 students were considered chronically absent during the 2021-22 school year, according to data compiled and analyzed by Thomas Dee, an education professor at Stanford University, in partnership with The Associated Press.The analysis examined data from 40 U.S. New teachers, new friends, new knowledge.The fruits of the academic experience, however, rely on students actually being in school. Inevitably, this time of year conjures hopeful feelings of fresh starts and endless opportunities. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.School bus engines are rumbling, and parents are posting sentimental first-day photos, signaling the start of another academic year.It’s back to class for thousands of children across the United States, with more start dates in the coming weeks. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. But even with the downsides of too much Amazon and too much ambience in general, "Making The Cut" will do a lot to soothe those of us trying so hard to make it work.Ĭopyright © 2020 NPR. "Making The Cut" is more for the fan of pure fashion. "Project Runway" is a little more for the fan of wild competition. HOLMES: Hear, hear indeed, Naomi Campbell. The judges are solid, including supermodel Naomi Campbell, who is perfect at putting a button on conversations like this one from the second episode, where the judges watch a very short dress over pants come down the runway.ĬARINE ROITFELD: I would love this dress to be a bit longer so we don't have. That way, the competition is less about whether you're going to send a model down the runway with an unfinished hem or perform an accidental salute to circus clowns and more about design itself. HOLMES: They've even made the challenges a little less frantic by giving the designers access to an overnight seamstress. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: Sander, you're my inspiration (laughter). You can hear it as the contestants do some sightseeing. The relentless incidental music is forgettable but soothing, like it came from an Instagram ad for yoga pants. They've assembled the show with an almost aggressively chill vibe. So in "Making The Cut," the designers are often asked to riff on a very loose theme to make both what they call a runway look and what they call an accessible look - one for fancy-shmancy (ph) people, one to sell, preferably on Amazon.īut if you can look past that, it's a pretty easy watch. Fashion is, after all, an industry.Īt the same time, there's something special about watching talented people make art. In fact, the whole show is heavily focused on branding and sales. While the original "Project Runway" has come under plenty of criticism for challenges that brought us gaudy promotion of everything from Dixie cups to the restaurant Red Robin, here, the corporate promotion is pretty single-minded. KLUM: And the winner will get to create a collection that will be sold on Amazon. GUNN: The winner will receive a mentorship to help grow your business in all facets. Oh, and there's an elephant in the room - a big, gazillion-dollar elephant. And the ones who don't succeed are gradually eliminated from the competition. The new show, now available on Prime Video, has a lot of familiar elements. HOLMES: After leaving "Project Runway" two years ago, Gunn and Klum set out to make something new with Amazon, one of the big players in the exploding world of streaming television. KLUM: And I don't even care it's raining. LINDA HOLMES, BYLINE: We find Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum on a New York sidewalk in the rain, approaching each other with giddy glee. If you've been missing hosts Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, they are back - this time in a new Amazon show called "Making The Cut." NPR's pop culture correspondent Linda Holmes says there is a lot to like. Well, fans of the long-running fashion competition "Project Runway," take heart. ![]() Nothing calms the nerves quite like something familiar.
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