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Canceled classes, sweltering classrooms: How extreme heat impairs learning

The Hechinger Report

Studies by economists Jisung Park of the University of Pennsylvania and Joshua Goodman of Boston University, among others, show that without air conditioning, a 1 degree Fahrenheit increase in temperature reduces a student’s learning by 1 percent. Related: Climate change is sabotaging education for America’s students.

Classroom 105
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'Robots Are Coming For Your Children'

Hack Education

“In my book,” she told Bloomberg, “there’s no reason why children in elementary schools can’t be launching their own businesses.” Are monetization strategies what we want elementary school students to be concerned with? “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027.”