When evaluating Franklin on his work done at George Westinghouse High School, Fortune Magazine said “A prime contender (for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in Education) may be George Westinghouse Vocational & Technical High School in Brooklyn, New York…Franklin Schargel, the school’s quality coordinator, can point to real results…The school’s success attracted Japanese manufacturer Ricoh, which has specially equipped a classroom where students learn how to repair fax machines circuit boards while earning money for doing so.”