Everything You Need to Know About Air Quality in K-12 Schools for the 2024-2025 Academic Year

15–18 minutes to read

The indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools has a notable impact on student and staff health, academic performance, and more. In this article, air quality experts from Camfil explain why air quality in schools matters and what school districts can do to improve school air quality.

Why Is Clean Air Important in Schools?

Clean Air Helps Students Learn

School districts, administrators, and teachers invest significant time and resources to ensure optimal student learning. An often disregarded aspect affecting the quality of education is the impact of air pollution on students’ cognitive functions.

Research indicates that high levels of indoor air pollution and inadequate ventilation have a detrimental impact on all nine cognitive function domains (basic activity level, applied activity level, focused activity level, task orientation, crisis response, information seeking, information usage, breadth of approach, and strategy), which are all associated with crucial for learning and carrying out complex tasks.

A 2016 study showed that better air quality and improved ventilation can double cognitive capacity (101% increase in cognitive test scores).

Children greatly benefit from having sharp cognitive function, as it plays a crucial role in developing critical thinking skills, absorbing information, and acquiring problem-solving abilities.

Clean Air Increases Productivity

Not only does clean air aid learning by boosting students’ cognitive capabilities, but it...

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