Penn State News
Published June 16, 2016
Erica Frankenberg, associate professor of education and demography and co-director of the Center for Education and Civil Rights at Penn State, recently participated in a congressional briefing on diversity to present her research on school integration.
The goal of the briefing was to discuss voluntary, community-led strategies to promote increased diversity in schools and neighborhoods. The briefing, hosted by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, brought together educators, researchers and community leaders with U.S. Secretary of Education John King, civil rights leaders, and Congressional staffers.
The event included a panel on the benefits of school diversity and opportunities at the federal level. Frankenberg was asked to discuss her research on racial and economic segregation and inequality in K-12 schools and how the design of school choice policy affects racial and economic student stratification.
Author:
Kristie Auman-Bauer