New study examines the impact of snow days on student performance
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 07:40
in Psychology & Sociology
School administrators may want to be even more aggressive in calling for weather-related closures. A new study conducted by Harvard Kennedy School Assistant Professor Joshua Goodman finds that snow days do not impact student learning. In fact, he finds, keeping schools open during a storm is more detrimental to learning than a closure.