Dr. Ericka Weathers
310C Rackley Bldg
University Park, PA 16802
Title
Assistant Professor of EducationDepartment
Education Policy StudiesPrograms
Education and Public PolicyEducational Theory and Policy
Other Penn State Affiliations
Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)Biography
Dr. Ericka Weathers is Assistant Professor of Education (Educational Theory and Policy) in the Department of Education Policy Studies. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Hampton University, a M.A. in Policy Studies from the University of Washington Bothell, and a Ph.D. in Education Policy from Stanford University.
Dr. Weathers uses quasi-experimental methodologies to study the effects of K-12 education policies. She is specifically interested in the unintended consequences of policy and the ways in which K-12 education policy may reduce or exacerbate racial and socioeconomic inequality. Her current areas of focus include school segregation, finance, discipline, and academic achievement.
Areas of Expertise
Age Levels
Education Types
Educational Studies
Methodological Research
Social Issues
Courses Taught
EDTHP/HIED/EDLDR 587: Education Policy and Politics
EDTHP 497: Inequity in Education
EDTHP 420: Education and Public Policy
Representative Publications
Fahle, E.F., Reardon, S.F., Kalogrides, D., Weathers, E.S., & Jang, H. (forthcoming). Racial segregation and school poverty in the United States, 1999-2016. Race and Social Problems.
Sosina, V.E. & Weathers, E.S. (2019). Pathways to inequality: Segregation and racial disparities in school district expenditures. AERA Open, 5(3), 1-15.
Weathers, E.S. (in press). Bias or empathy in universal screening? The effect of teacher-student racial congruence on teacher perceptions of student behavior. Urban Education.
Reardon, S.F., Robinson-Cimpian, J.P., & Weathers, E.S. (2015). Patterns and trends in racial/ethnic and socioeconomic academic achievement gaps. Pp. 491-509 in H.F. Ladd & M.E. Goertz (Eds.). Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy (Second ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.