Mary Angela Quiroga

‣PhD Candidate in Economics and Public Policy @ University of Michigan
‣Public/Environmental Applied Microeconomist

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5/5 Bottom line: extreme heat is undermining teacher productivity and reshaping learning in ways we’ve missed. As heat waves become more common, schools with older workers or weak cooling systems will be esp. vulnerable. Climate change is already affecting American teachers.

[Mary Angela Quiroga @_maryquiroga]

Hi! I’m Mary and I’m on the #EconJobMarket this year.

Extreme heat doesn’t just affect students, it affects the people teaching them.

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4/5 One reason why: teacher absences. Older teachers are nearly twice as likely to miss work during very hot months. At the same time, older teachers usually raise achievement because of experience, but that advantage evaporates as extreme heat increases.

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