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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…
Grant to support instruction of trauma-informed practices in the classroom
Dec 13, 2021
Trauma can have detrimental effects on the academic performance of students, particularly those with disabilities. A five-year training grant awarded to researchers in the Penn State College of Education will collaboratively prepare master’s degree candidates as special education teachers and…News Topics: College of EducationChild Maltreatment
Research finds flawed federal monitoring of students of color with disabilities
Nov 30, 2021
Current federal legislation and regulation that monitors for significant disproportionality in special education may be contributing to children of color with disabilities failing to receive treatments and services to which they are legally entitled, according to a Penn State College of Education…
Morgan’s research cited
Sep 22, 2021
CEDR Director and PRI Associate Paul Morgan and his research team’s work discovering children's oral vocabularies by 24 months of age can predict their academic achievement and classroom behavior was cited recently by the editorial Board of the LA Times in their call for universal child care and…
Morgan quoted in article about China's screen time ban
Sep 1, 2021
(Reuters) - Raleigh Smith Duttweiler was folding laundry in her Ohio home, her three children playing the video game Minecraft upstairs, when she heard an NPR story about new rules in China that forbid teenagers and children under age 18 from playing video games for more than three hours a week. “…
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…
Helping special education teachers under stress
Aug 19, 2021
Special education teachers are at heightened risk for stress and burnout, which negatively impacts their effectiveness and well-being. With a new five-year, $4 million grant from the Institute of Educational Sciences, Penn State and Georgia State University (GSU) researchers are teaming up with…News Topics: College of EducationSpecial Education
Black women with ADHD start healing, with a diagnosis at last
Jul 19, 2021
CEDR Director and PRI associate Paul Morgan and his research team's IES-supported research was recently cited in a Washington Post story discussing the intersections of race, gender, and disability, found here.
Morgan named AERA Fellow
Jul 13, 2021
CEDR Director and PRI Affiliate Paul Morgan, the Harry & Marion Eberly Faculty Fellow and professor of education (education theory and policy) in the Penn State College of Education, is one of 19 exemplary scholars chosen by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) as 2021 AERA…
Privilege plays a huge role in getting an ADHD diagnosis
Jun 28, 2021
By Jess Joho for Mashable For more than two decades now, the prevailing cultural narratives around ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) centered on suspicions of overdiagnosis and overtr]]eatment. A significant rise in ADHD diagnoses in the '90s sparked concerns that continue to this…
Penn State early career scholars selected for postdoctoral fellowships
Jun 25, 2021
SSRI cofunded faculty member Ericka Weathers, assistant professor of education (educational theory and policy), and Matthew Gardner Kelly, assistant professor of education (educational leadership) in Penn State’s College of Education have been selected as 2021 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/…
After School Shootings, Well-Off Families Flee and Enrollment Drops. Low-Income Kids are Left to Confront the Aftermath
Jun 21, 2021
For more than a decade after the 1999 school shooting at Columbine High School in suburban Denver, Frank DeAngelis held a simple promise: He’d stay on as principal until every student class enrolled in the district during the attack reached the graduation stage. Despite the community upheaval and…
Frankenberg recognized with 2021 Palmer Faculty Mentoring Award
Apr 23, 2021
Erica Frankenberg, professor of education and demography in the College of Education and PRI affiliate, is the recipient of Penn State's 2021 Howard B. Palmer Faculty Mentoring Award. The award honors and recognizes outstanding achievement by a faculty member with at least five years of service who…
Byun honored at recent College of Education awards ceremony
Apr 19, 2021
Penn State College of Education faculty, staff and students who have made compelling and momentous contributions to their chosen fields or majors over the past year were honored April 15 at the college’s virtual spring appreciation and awards ceremony. Winners were selected through nomination…News Topics: College of EducationSSRI cofunds
EIC Podcast on childcare during the pademic with Karen Grimm-Thomas and Philip Sirinides now available
Apr 19, 2021
This month, the Evidence-to-Impact Podcast returns to the Pandemic Perspective series and explore the state of the childcare system in Pennsylvania during the pandemic. We discuss the challenges and opportunities to funding, access, and quality for the childcare system. We spoke to Karen Grimm-…
New online course engages middle, high-school students in ‘The Science of COVID-19’
Feb 12, 2021
With the coronavirus pandemic disrupting so many aspects of their lives, it is perhaps more important than ever for middle- and high-school students to understand how scientific knowledge is created and how this knowledge is translated into policy. A new and freely available online course created…News Topics: College of EducationCOVID-19
Impacts of the pandemic on school reopening plans
Jan 13, 2021
In 2020, as school boards around the country weighed the public health and education concerns brought on by COVID-19, districts developed vastly different reopening plans for the fall. In this post, Penn State researchers Erica Frankenberg and Katharine Dulaney discuss comparing the proposed…News Topics: COVID-19College of Education
EIC Podcast on examining the delivery of special education services during COVID-19
Dec 13, 2020
The Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative Podcast is offering a new series called The Pandemic Perspective, where we examine how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and various aspects of our society, institutions, and other systems have collided, changed, and even collapsed in the last nine months. For the…
Intervention improves sense of belonging for minoritized students
Oct 5, 2020
Broad-access institutions — colleges and universities that are relatively affordable and less selective than elite institutions — open doors for many students from disadvantaged social backgrounds who might not otherwise pursue higher education. Yet these institutions struggle with persistence and…News Topics: College of EducationEducation Policy
Morgan contributes to new LDA of America policy statement
Sep 14, 2020
Penn State researchers have given policy makers the evidence-based research needed to keep policies on disability identification in educational settings up to date. Paul Morgan, professor of education, and the rest of his team at the Center for Educational Disparities Research (CEDR) at Penn State…
Professor discusses implications of COVID-19 for education
Sep 10, 2020
At the start of the new school year, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused parents, teachers and school administrators to grapple with education options. Paul Morgan, a professor in the Penn State College of Education and director of the Center for Educational Disparities Research in the Social Science…
Covid-19 & the Classroom: Back to School in a Pandemic
Aug 31, 2020
As schools reopen (and don't reopen) for the fall, we're gathering a group of education experts for an #AskReuters Twitter chat. Join us Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. ET.
Morgan and team's research featured in report, podcast
Aug 6, 2020
A new APM Reports and podcast focuses on how false assumptions about what it takes to be a skilled reader has created deep inequalities among U.S. children, putting many on a difficult path in life. Multiple studies conducted by CEDR Director and PRI affiliate Paul Morgan and his research team are…
Faculty helping develop online course on coronavirus science for K-12 schools
Jul 29, 2020
During the COVID-19 outbreak, faculty at Penn State’s Center for Science and the Schools are helping to create a course to help engage middle and high school students in multiple explorations to help them better understand the science behind the pandemic and learn how scientists create new…
Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on special education services
May 26, 2020
Penn State researchers provide informed commentary on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on special education service delivery in Pennsylavania. Early reports suggest that students may re-enter school in the fall of 2020 almost a full year behind academically. However, Penn State researchers…