First new working paper thread on Blue Sky! 🧵 In this study, Moontae Hwang, Marzuka Ahmad Radia, and I look at the impacts of school building HVAC system conditions on student outcomes in New York State . . . edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1093 - ThreadSky

lucy-sorensen.bsky.social • 143 days ago

First new working paper thread on Blue Sky! 🧵

In this study, Moontae Hwang, Marzuka Ahmad Radia, and I look at the impacts of school building HVAC system conditions on student outcomes in New York State . . .

https://edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1093

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rebekahwriter.bsky.social•142 days ago

@bnhowe.bsky.social This report could be helpful in CIP advocacy.

charleswest20.bsky.social•143 days ago

📌

wsandholtz.bsky.social•143 days ago

📌

amyjbd.bsky.social•137 days ago

Thank you for doing this work. I’ve been really curious about indoor CO2 levels in classrooms—especially portable buildings. I’ve wondered about learning outcomes, and I’m excited to follow your work!

nerdmaker.bsky.social•142 days ago

I'm so glad that someone finally researched this. Now maybe "freezing" or "broiling" students and teachers will have classrooms where they can control the temp!

kevinclair.bsky.social•138 days ago

#jaxpol

lucy-sorensen.bsky.social•143 days ago

Growing evidence shows that school environmental conditions (e.g. temperature, air quality) can affect students.

This became obvious during the pandemic when schools urgently sought out ventilation upgrades.

Around half of school districts have since spent ESSER $$ on facility improvements.

lucy-sorensen.bsky.social•143 days ago

We create a new dataset of all public NYS schools outside NYC from 2006 to 2019, linking education data to Building Condition Surveys.

These building inspections contain, notably, information on the condition of heating, ventilation, and AC systems, as well as dates of replacement.

lucy-sorensen.bsky.social•143 days ago

We show that students of color and economically disadvantaged students have greater rates of exposure to poor HVAC system conditions.

E.g. 18.3% of Black students and 17.6% of Hispanic students, as compared to 13.7% of White students, attend schools with inadequate ventilation.

lucy-sorensen.bsky.social•143 days ago

We show that within-school deterioration in heating, cooling, and ventilation system conditions leads to:
🔹Increases in student absence
🔹Increases in student suspension
🔹Modest decreases in reading and math test scores

lucy-sorensen.bsky.social•143 days ago

HVAC system reconstructions and replacements that occur during this period have null effects on behavioral outcomes, but improve math test scores by 0.03-0.04 standard deviations.

lucy-sorensen.bsky.social•143 days ago

So, is it worth investing in HVAC infrastructure in schools? We think so!

We are looking forward to any feedback / questions / suggestions.

P.S. Moontae is on the job market and studies K-12 school financial management! https://sites.google.com/view/moontaehwang/about

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