Social science explains why K-12 integration efforts should continue
Jul 12, 2023
BY GENEVIEVE SIEGEL-HAWLEY AND ERICA FRANKENBERG, for The Hill The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to overturn affirmative action in higher education comes at a time when racial inequality in K-12 schools is deep and growing. The court’s decision immediately curtails what was an already limited but…
Frankenberg named among top RHSU Edu-Scholars
Jan 10, 2023
PRI Associate Erica Frankenberg, professor of education (educational leadership and demography) and director of the Center for Education and Civil Rights (CECR), is included in the 2023 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, ranking the university-based scholars in the United States who did…
Researchers examine link between residential and school segregation
Feb 9, 2022
School segregation has remained a hot-button political issue since Brown vs. Board of Education, a landmark 1954 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the justices ruled that state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional. New research from a Penn State…
Penn State professor named among most influential in shaping education
Jan 10, 2022
Erica Frankenberg, professor of education (educational leadership) and demography at Penn State and director of the Center for Education and Civil Rights, was recently named to the 2022 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings list of top 200 U.S.-based university scholars who influence education…
School boundary changes and diversification in a suburban school district topic of new PPN brief
Sep 8, 2021
A recent policy brief by the Pennsylvania Population Network in collaboration with the Center for Education and Civil Rights at Penn State demonstrates diversification of suburban communities do not necessarily translate into school-level integration. This is partly due to school attendance zone…
Report finds lack of teacher diversity in Pennsylvania
Aug 31, 2021
Research on racial desegregation and inequality in K-12 schools has consistently demonstrated the benefits of school integration for students but according to Penn State College of Education researchers, teacher diversity is also important for providing students with a well-rounded educational…
Researchers study trends in Pennsylvania school reopening plans
Oct 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented numerous challenges to school districts across the nation as they have debated options for educating students safely. According to researchers in Penn State’s College of Education, the decision by Pennsylvania school districts to re-open schools in-person,…News Topics: COVID-19Center for Education and Civil Rights
Frankenberg's research featured in The Washington Post
May 11, 2018
Back to the future: A new school district secession movement is gaining steam by Valerie Strauss After the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, declaring as unconstitutional state laws permitting separate public schools for black and white…