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The state would install high-quality air filters in 150 classrooms to study their effect on students\u2019 test scores and behavior under a bill heard March 1 by the Education Committee.

\"Sen.
Sen. Eliot Bostar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

LB630, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Eliot Bostar, would require the state Department of Education to develop and implement a pilot program to study the efficacy of commercial air filters to remove air pollution from classrooms and their impact on academic performance and behavior.<\/p>\n

The pilot program would include 50 schools, with six participating classrooms in each school. Half of the classrooms would be assigned to the control group. <\/p>\n

At the end of the study, the department would submit the results to the Legislature. <\/p>\n

Bostar said a recent study measured the effect of air quality on academic performance in several California schools that installed high-quality commercial air filters in response to a leak at a nearby natural gas storage facility in 2015. <\/p>\n

Compared to schools outside the affected area, he said, schools that installed air filters saw a significant increase in students\u2019 math and English test scores. <\/p>\n

Given those results and the growing body of research demonstrating air pollution\u2019s negative effects on childrens\u2019 health and development, Bostar said, Nebraska should further investigate classroom air filters.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvesting in clean air for our children is unlikely to be something we regret in the future,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Barbara Baier testified in support of LB640 on behalf of Lincoln Public Schools. She said the program would help schools make research-based decisions about facilities upgrades. <\/p>\n

\u201cHaving access to research that may identify ways to improve the learning environment for students in ways that impact student performance would be beneficial to school districts,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

No one testified in opposition to the bill and the committee took no immediate action on it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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