Matthew A. Kraft

Josh Goodman is a professor of education and economics at Boston University, and the co-author of Kumon Up! Private Tutoring Centers and Student Achievement, and Kumon In: The Recent Rapid Rise of Private Tutoring Centers.

Josh was last on The Report Card in March 2021, when I invited him and Matthew Kraft onto the podcast to discuss tutoring and pandemic learning loss.

Josh Goodman, welcome back to The Report Card.

Thanks so much for having me.

It's also dotted with known hazardous waste and toxic emission sites.

So how many schools are located near these dangerous sites? In a recent PNAS study, Matthew Kraft of Brown University and colleagues found that 8% of schools are located within a quarter mile of a documented hazardous chemical site.

Although the specific risks for school children vary from site to site, the results highlight the environmental hazards that may interfere with students' development, health, and academic progress.

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