Francis A. Pearman is an Assistant Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. His research focuses on how poverty and inequality shape the life chances of children, especially in rapidly changing cities. Pearman holds a Ph.D. and M.Ed. from Vanderbilt University and a B.S. from the University of Virginia.
Alvero, A. J., Giebel, S., & Pearman, F. A. (2024). Income and campus application disparities among European and non-European heritage Hispanic undergraduate applicants. PNAS Nexus, 3(9), pgae337.
Griffiths, C. M., Brady, S. T., & Pearman, F. A. (2024). Considering Race in Teacher Well-Being. EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS.
Greene-Bell, D. M., & Pearman, F. A. (2024). Racialized Closures and the Shuttering of Black Schools: Evidence from National Data. HARVARD EDUCATIONAL REVIEW, 94(2), 187–210.
Stanford GSE research on nearly a decade of California school closures finds the expected financial savings are often smaller than districts anticipate.
Assistant Professor Francis Pearman discusses what happens to a neighborhood after a school shutters, and other ramifications for school leaders to consider when deliberating over school closures.
An op-ed by Assistant Professor Francis A. Pearman shares strategies to ensure that district-reorganization decisions don’t burden the most vulnerable populations or exacerbate existing inequalities.