Steve Bordley, founder and CEO of TrekDesk, which makes desks designed to fit with any treadmill, says such studies don't account for the added benefits for workers, such as feeling less lethargic after lunch or less absenteeism.

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Whether they are spearheading teen mentoring programs, advocating for students with special needs or disabilities, or addressing school absenteeism, their work and involvement is the key to helping our all of our children thrive in their schools and communities.

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Rather disappointedly, there has been no mass absenteeism - or "chucking a sickie", which, I am reliably informed, is the correct terminology.

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While school districts track general attendance, few track chronic absenteeism in prekindergarten or later.

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The Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 has measures designed to reduce absenteeism, the failure by a tenant to live on their croft or assign it to someone else.

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