Ericka S. Weathers
Assistant Professor of Policy, Organizations, Leadership, and Systems Division
University of Pennsylvania
Contact
erickasw@upenn.eduEricka S. Weathers is an assistant professor in University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education Policy division. She studies the causes and consequences of inequality in K–12 education as well as the effects of K–12 policies on student and school outcomes. Professor Weathers’ work has been funded by the Russell Sage Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. She serves on the editorial board of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis and co-chairs the Association of Education Finance and Policy’s Scholars of Color Community Group. Professor Weathers was named a 2021 Spencer Foundation/National Academy of Education postdoctoral fellow for her work on racial disparities in special education decision points.