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This paper identifies the achievement impact of installing air filters in classrooms for the first time. To do so, I leverage a unique setting arising from the largest gas leak in United States history, whereby the offending gas company installed air filters in every classroom, office and common area for all schools within five miles of the leak (but not beyond). This variation allows me to compare student achievement in schools receiving air filters relative to those that did not using a spatial regression discontinuity design. I find substantial improvements in student achievement: air filter exposure led to a 0.20 standard deviation increase in mathematics and English scores, with test score improvements persisting into the following year. Air testing conducted inside schools during the leak (but before air filters were installed) showed no presence of natural gas pollutants, implying that the effectiveness of air filters came from removing common air pollutants and so these results should extend to other settings. The results indicate that air filter installation is a highly cost-effective policy to raise student achievement and, given that underprivileged students attend schools in highly polluted areas, one that can reduce the pervasive test score gaps that plague public education. Suggested citation: Gilraine, Michael. (2020). Air Filters, Pollution and Student Achievement. (EdWorkingPaper: 20-188). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: http://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai20-188 Michael Gilraine New York University VERSION: January 2020 EdWorkingPaper No. 20-188 Air Filters, Pollution and Student Achievement Michael Gilraine∗ Department of Economics New York University December 20, 2019 ABSTRACT…

VOL. 13, NO. 5, SEPTEMBER 2002 Copyright © 2002 American Psychological Society 469 A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF SOME EFFECTS OF AIRCRAFT NOISE ON COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOLCHILDREN Staffan Hygge,

ABSTRACT: First- and second-grade schoolchildren chronically exposed to aircraft noise have significant deficits in reading as indexed by a standardized reading test administered under quiet conditions. These findings indicate that the harmful effects of noise are related to chronic exposure rather than interference effects during the testing session itself. We also provide evidence that the

The assessment and evaluation of the proposed project's impacts were based on "neighborhoods" as defined by the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, and Tukwila. For the Highline School District, each area served by each elementary, middle and high school were assessed. Each neighborhood matrix presents environmental, transportation, and socio-economic impacts. Each matrix is divided into the following columns: • Measure • Impact • Mitigation • Cost The type of impact being assessed. For example, aircraft noise (DNL and SEL). cultural resources, local streets, and public safety are just a few of the measures being considered. The quantifiable effect experienced in each neighborhood. For example, if one-third or more of a neighborhood is within a particular noise contour, the whole neighborhood is considered to be impacted by that contour. The action necessary to address the specific impact. For example, buying out and redeveloping a neighborhood is one form of mitigation. The estimated cost of implementing each specific mitigation action. NEIGHBORHOOD Et~~ v IRONMENTAL IMPACTS MEASURE ! IMPACT MITIGATION NOISE AND VIBRATION DNL SEL , · ,. ·, 1) 1/3 or more of a neighborhood is in the 65 DNL 11) Buyout and redevelop contour (and higher) 2) 113 or more of a neighborhood is in the 60 to 65 I 2) Easement and insulation DNL contour Neighborhoods within the 400' topographic line that are also within 5 miles of the airport. Easement and insulation 1) $760,000/acre 2) $37,500/acre $37,500/acre ; !::;;!::,~{~'~ ~.;:::'ber of minutes per average annual…