George Farkas

Distinguished Professor, School of Education,

UC Irvine

George Farkas is a distinguished professor of education at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on educational inequality and how it can be reduced. He invented Reading One-to-One, a tutoring program that was the model for President Clinton’s America Reads. This program currently operates in the Santa Ana School District, employing UC Irvine students as tutors. Farkas received his PhD from Cornell University.

updated 2020

Contributing topics

Continuous school improvement & support

Educational governance & policy

Educator workforce & effectiveness

Supporting students’ social-emotional, mental & physical health

Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes

Contributing initiatives

Organizing Schools to Serve Students with Disabilities

George Farkas in the Media

February 18, 2020 : Professor’s Research Highlighted as Part of PACE Policy Briefs Addressing Special Education Needs in CA

August 14, 2019 : Equitable and Appropriate Identification and Support

February 18, 2016 : Helping Parents Help Their Children

Publications by George Farkas

February 2020

Achievement Gaps and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in California

This brief examines California’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), which is a framework designed to identify and assist students performing below grade level. MTSS involves at least three tiers of support; Tier 2 includes personalized…