Rhode Island study links sustained arts education — especially music — to lower chronic absenteeism

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 28, 2026

Words: 1,455

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The students in Danielle Trial Lucini’s concert band class were charging through the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” during first period on a Thursday morning at Mount Pleasant High School in Providence.

Lucini let them finish before offering her review: It was enthusiastic, but too fast.

“I need to hear the space between the notes,” Lucini told them.

For more than an hour, 14 students ran through riffs, motifs and …

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