Joshua Goodman, Author at Education Next

Published Articles & Media

Technology
July 13, 2021
The Covid-19 Pandemic Is a Lousy Natural Experiment for Studying the Effects of Online Learning
Focus, instead, on measuring the overall effects of the pandemic itself
EdNext Blog
December 17, 2020
The 2020 Snow Day is Here. It Must Include “Sleducation”
Declaring a snow day is no longer an all or nothing proposition.
Technology
July 15, 2020
What Google Search Data Reveal About Learning During the Pandemic
“Substantially widened socioeconomic gaps.”
Higher Education
March 20, 2018
An Elite Grad-School Degree Goes Online
Can Georgia Tech’s virtual master’s increase access to education?
Charter Schools
January 25, 2017
The Research on Charter Schools: An Introduction
Two professors from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government give a quick explanation of charter schools and other education policy issues facing the Trump administration
Research
March 26, 2015
In Defense of Snow Days
Students who stay home when school is in session are a much larger problem
Research
December 15, 2012
A Double Dose of Algebra
Intensive math instruction has long-term benefits

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