Canceled classes, sweltering classrooms: How extreme heat impairs learning
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
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.
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