Joshua Goodman
How Elite Performers Stay On Top
One thing that sets many top performers apart from others in their fields is the way they continue to hone their craft, even when they reach the pinnacle of their careers. Whether they’re athletes, musicians, scholars, or other professionals, they continually develop a wide range of skills, such as becoming lifelong learners or learning how […]
Three Faculty Rated Top Educational Policy Influencers
Three BU Wheelock faculty members—Dean David Chard and associate professors Anthony Jack and Joshua Goodman—were recently named among the most influential 200 university-based scholars in educational policy and practice. Rick Hess, a noted scholar and director of educational policy at the American Enterprise Institute, releases the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence rankings on his Education Week […]
BU Wheelock’s Chard and Goodman among Top Educational Policy Influencers
BU Wheelock Dean David Chard and Joshua Goodman, an associate professor of education and economics, were recently included among the top 200 university-based scholars in the United States whose work has influenced educational policy and practice. Rick Hess Straight Up (RHSU), an Education Week blog, releases the Edu-Scholar Public Influence rankings every January. Hess, the […]
Goodman Appointed to White House Council of Economic Advisors
Starting in August 2022, Joshua Goodman, an associate professor of education and economics at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, will serve for one year as a senior economist on President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Goodman will take a leave of absence from his duties at BU Wheelock during this […]
How Policy Impacts Student Outcomes
Joshua Goodman is an associate professor of education and economics at BU Wheelock, where he works as an applied microeconomist on labor economics and education policy. Goodman’s work has been published in peer-reviewed outlets such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Applied Economics, and the Journal of Labor Economics. It has been cited in multiple […]
It’s Time To Say Goodbye to the Hot and Stuffy Classroom
Earlier this week, most students in the U.S. were attending school in temperatures above 90°F. While this type of heat has long been endured by students and teachers in the southern parts of the country, it is now also becoming more common in the Northeast as a result of climate change. Recent research (by me […]
The 2020 Snow Day is Here. It Must Include “Sleducation”
The first major snowstorm of the year is upon us here in the Northeast. This year, it raises one of the most important and controversial question of our time: Should school districts declare a snow day in this world where many students are already learning remotely? In years past, the foot or more of snow […]
New Project Tracks COVID-19 Impact on Teaching and Learning
BU Wheelock has been retained by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE) to develop a database comparing Massachusetts school district teaching and learning plans during disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Massachusetts School District Continuity of Learning Plans 2020–21 project, which is being led by BU Wheelock associate professors Marcus A. Winters and Joshua […]
BU Wheelock Welcomes Six New Faculty
This fall, BU Wheelock welcomed six new full-time faculty members. Their research interests include teacher quality, the learning needs of students with disabilities, excellence in individuals and teams, labor markets and education policy, and language transition. They are committed to improving systems and unlocking opportunities that will make the world a better place and helping […]
Study Explores COVID-19 Impact on Families’ Engagement with Online Learning
Andrew Bacher-Hicks and Joshua Goodman, faculty members in BU Wheelock’s Educational Leadership & Policy Studies program, have released a new pandemic-related study in Education Next. Their working paper, “Inequality in Household Adaptation to Schooling Shocks: COVID-Induced Online Learning Engagement in Real-Time,” examines how students and their families adapted to and engaged with online learning as […]