In the News: Schools Closed, Roads Clogged, Trains Delayed: Snowstorm Lashes New York City – by Education Next

A major snowstorm is causing schools to close up and down the East Coast today.

A study by Josh Goodman published in Education Next challenges the conventional wisdom that the number of school days cancelled due to snow has a significant impact on student learning. Goodman found that a worse problem was snowy days when schools remain open but many students are absent.