Policy Briefs ERC Proj #THECB #ERC Project Policy Brief/Article Title & Author(s) (Click title to see policy brief)Project Abbreviated NameDate of Brief (YYYY-MM) 1201UTAThe Picture of Master of Public Health Programs in Texas: Demographic Profile, Educational Attainment, and Labor Market Outcomes by Han Bum Lee & Sharon NicholsMaster 2024-08 2217UTAEffects of Early AP Course Taking on High School Outcomes and College Enrollment for Less Academically Prepared Students by Han Bum Lee, Sofia Bahena, & Sharon L. NicholsPatterns2024-08 3117UTATransition out of Homelessness: Following Black and Brown Students Experiencing Homelessness from High School to Higher Education by Desiree ViramontesHomeless2024-05 4180UTAEffects of Local Population Turnover on Texas School Bonds and Local Communities by Thomas Lee & Tim Park Population 2024-04 5a022UTAWork-study Financial Aid and Student Outcomes: Evidence from Community Colleges in Texas by Chester Polson & Emily WeisburstWDQI2014-05 5b022UTAThe Impact of Exit Exams on Long-Term Student Outcomes in Texas by Chester PolsonWDQI2014-05 5c022UTAPostsecondary Education And Employment Outcomes For 2008 And 2009 Central Texas High School GraduatesWDQI2014-05 6024UTAMeasuring Kindergarten Readiness In Central Texas by Laura KoenigE32015-06 7025UTADoes it Pay to Pay Teachers More? Evidence from Texas by Matthew D. HendricksTeacher Pay2013-11 8026UTARio Grande Valley Linking Academic and Economic Development by Celeste Alexander, Pedro Reyes & Jessica A. BrownRGV Lead (1)2015-06 9023UTAThe Effect of the Policy of School Reconstitution on Student Achievement in Texas by Gregory CumptonDissertation - Cumpton2015-12 10028UTAInvestigating the Effectiveness of Inclusive STEM High Schools by Barbara Means, Viki Young, Xin Wei, Haiwen Wang, & Emi IwataniiSTEM2019-12 11029UTAAssociations between predictive indicators and postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and math success among Hispanic students in TX by Trisha Borman, Jonathan Margolin, Marshall Garland, Amie Rapaport, So Jun Park, Christina LiCalsiHispanicSTEM2017-11 12030UTAUnderstanding and Improving Institutional Arrangements that Effect the Parent School Relationship... by Michael U. Villarreal, PhDUnited Way2018-03 13---The Effects of Need & Merit Grant Aid on Graduation Rates: Regression Discontinuity by Michael U. VillarrealGrant Aid2018-05 14032UTAStudent Outcomes for Graduates of UTeach by Michael Marder, Bernard David, Caitlin HamrockUTeach2020-02 15031UTAAnalysis of the Move Toward Integrated Reading and Writing Coursework in Texas Community Colleges by Eric J. Paulson, PhD, James P. Van Overschelde, PhD, & Afi Y. Wiggins, PhDIntCrsWrk2018-02 16033UTAThe Texas Reverse Transfer Initiative: Summary by Celeste Alexander, Pedro Reyes & Cheryl WilkinsonReverse Transfer2015-06 17---Teacher Quality Study in Texas by Pedro Reyes, Ph.D. and Celeste Alexander, Ph.D.Teacher Quality2017-12 18---A Summary of the Charter Authorizer Accountability Report 2013-13 by Celeste Alexander & Pedro ReyesSB22015-06 19037UTADual-Credit Courses' Impact on High School Students College Success by Matt S. Giani, PhD, Julie Schell, EdD, Emily Wade, MEd, and Harrison Keller, PhDOnRamps2018-07 20038UTAAcademic Achievement Outcomes of Latino English-Language Learners in Texas: A Longitudinal Analysis by Han Ren, Stephanie Cawthon & Amy WisemanDissertation - Ren2016-04 21039UTAThe Supply, Demand and Effects of High School Counselors in Texas by Greg Cumpton and Matt GianiCounselor Study2014-12 22036UTAEvaluate the Impact of 21st Century Community Learning Centers by Eishi Adachi, Eric Rolfhus, Don Barfield21st Century2014-05 22a035UTACharter Schools and Human Capital Outcomes by Will Dobbie & Roland G. Fryer, JrCharter Schools2017-06 23035UTACharter Schools and Labor Market Outcomes by Will Dobbie and Roland G. Fryer, Jr.Charter Schools2019-06 24034UTAPatrolling Public Schools: The Impact of Funding for School Police on Student Discipline and Long-Term Education Outcomes (A Sub-project of “Building Pathways to College Access and Beyond”) by Emily K. Weisburst, Ph.D., UCLA Luskin School of Public AffairsBPCAB2018-11 25---The Path to Timely Completion: Supply- and Demand-Side Analyses of Time to Bachelor’s Degree Completion by Jennifer Page CullinanCullinane – Dissertation2014-05 26---Relationship of Peer Leadership Employment to Academic Outcomes in Texas Institutions of Higher Education by Michelle BuggsAVID2014-12 27043UTAPlanting Seeds in Fertile Soil: Assessing Teacher Employment Environments in Texas by Jim Van Overschelde and Afi WigginsTeacher Prep2017-12 28044UTAUT: School-to-Work Transitions and Labor Market Assessment of Texas Populations from Colonias and Model Subdivisions by Carlos Olmedo, PhD Candidate and Peter M. Ward, PhDSchool to Work2018-05 29042UTAEvaluating The Impact of School Closures in Houston ISD Part 1: The Effect of School Closures On Patterns of Student Attendance and Achievement by Kori Stroub & Meredith RichardsSchool Closure2016-03 30047UTARethinking Teacher Turnover: Longitudinal Measures of Instability in Schools by Jennifer Holme, Huriya Jabbar, Emily Germain & John DinningTeacher Turnover2017-12 31a050UTAConsequences of Community College Tuition Reductions by Jeff DenningWWW2017-10 31b050UTARacial and Ethnic Differences in College Application Behavior by Sandra E. Black, Kalena E. Cortes, and Jane Arnold LincoveWWW2019-07 32a---House Bill 5 Evaluation: Final ReportHighlights and Executive Summary by Lynn Mellor, PhD, Ginger Stoker, PhD, Helen Muhisani, MSHB5AIR2017-12 32b---House Bill 5 Evaluation: Final Report by Lynn Mellor, PhD, Ginger Stoker, PhD, Helen Muhisani, MSHB5AIR2017-12 33053UTASchool Spending & Student Outcomes: Evidence from Robin Hood & Tax Abatements by Richard Murphy, Luke Rodgers & Collin HansenRobin Hood2017-11 34054UTAPostsecondary and Labor Market Outcomes for Migrant Students in the Texas Migrant Education by Aleksandra MalinowskaDissertation - Malinowska2018-08 35055UTAFrom Dreamer to DACAmented: Understanding the Educational Choices of Undocumented Immigrants in Texas by Tomas MonarrezDream2017-12 36056UTAEvaluating the Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science & Math Teaching by Jayce R. Warner, Carol L. Fletcher, & Lisa S. GarbrechtTRC2019-12 37057UTAAccelerating Success: A Multi-College Investigation of the Dana Center Mathways Project by Lauren Schudde & Yonah MeiselmanMathways2021-02 38058UTAReturns to Two-Year Degrees and Certificates in Texas by Caitlin Hamrock, Ph.D.Dissertation - Hamrock2016-08 39059UTAThe Effects of Race-Based Affirmative Action in Texas by Mitra Akhtari, Natalie Bau, and Jean-William LalibertéAffAction2018-11 40060UTAKindergarten Readiness Drops Across The RegionE3A2016-06 41061UTACollege Costs and Educational Choices of Undocumented Immigrants in Texas by Randeep KaurUndImm2017-11 42062UTAWhere Do I Stand? The Importance of Prior Class Ranking on Life Outcomes by Richard Murphy, Jeffrey T. Denning, Felix WeinhardtRank2021-03 43063UTAAdvanced Course Offerings and Completion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Texas Public High Schools by Marshall Garland & Amie RapaportACSE2017-11 44064UTATeacher Certification and Academic Growth for English Learner Students in Houston ISD by Veronica Ruiz de Castilla by Verónica Ruiz de CastillaREL-SW2017-10 45065UTAAccess to Instructional Resources in the State of Texas: New Insights to an Old Problem by David S. Knight, Mark W. Olofson, &Shenshen YangInstruction2018-06 46066UTACollege-and-Career-Focused Students and Endorsement Academies of the Rio Grande Valley by Celeste Alexander, PhD andPedro Reyes, PhDRGV LEAD2019-02 47---Exploratory Study of the UTeach STEM Preparation Program and the Effectiveness of UTeach Teachers -TEA request by Whitney Cade, Feng Liu, Michael Vaden-Kiernan, Melissa DodsonUTeachSTEM2019-05 48068UTATeach for America: Study of Teacher Retention and Mobility in Texas by Ginger Stoker, Ph.D.TFA2018-03 49a069UTASchool Mobility: A Growing and Inequitable Headwind to Educational Achievement by Dr. Mike VillarrealBexar Pathways2020-11 49b069UTAShould Students Falling Behind in School Take Dual Enrollment Courses? by Dr. Michael U. Villarreal and Dr. Han Bum LeeBexar Pathways2021-11 50067UTAIdentification of Gifted and Talented English Learner Students in Grades K-5 In Texas: Lessons from Student-Level Data by Veronica Ruiz de CastillaELL2017-11 51072UTAPage | 1Teacher Mobility in Texas: Trends in and Associations with Student, Teacher, And School Characteristics by Kate Sullivan, Elizabeth Barkowski, and Jim LindsayTeacher Supply2017-12 52073UTAAn Examination of Metrics of Educational and Workforce Success in Texas by Marshall Garland, Eric Booth, & Christine PhamGFT2017-12 53074UTAThe Community College STEM Pathway: A Study of Women in Engineering and Computer Science by Roberta M. Rincon, PhDWECS2018-01 54077UTADescriptive Analyses for the Texas Regional STEM Degree Accelerator Grant Program: 2015-16 to 2017-18 by Joseph Shields, Gibson Consulting Group, Kelly Reese and Dionisio García-Píriz, American Institutes for ResearchSTEM DAI2020-03 55079UTAUnderstanding College Student Responses to Economic Shocks by Melinda PetreShocks2020-02 56UTA80The Effects of Texas Fitness Now on Student Health and Achievement by Brittany StreetFitness2020-01 57---Getting Texans to and Through College and The Importance of House Bill 18 by Kelly MinorMinor2017-06 58---The Effects of Dual-Credit On Postsecondary Student Outcomes by Michael U. VillarrealVillarreal2018-04 59---Examining The Variation in The Student Debt-To-Income Ratio by Dominique BakerBaker2017-06 60---High School Course-Completion Patterns and Pathways in Texas: Linkages to College Attendance by Hsun-Yu ChanChan2017-08 61---Mathematics Pathways in Texas by Paul HanselmanHanselman2017-08 62---The Transition to High School: ImplicationsforEducational Success in High School by Aprile Benner, PhDBenner2017-12 63---The Impact of Inclusive STEM High Schools on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Texas STEM Academies by Guan SawSaw2017-08 64---Demographic Factors Impacting College Admission, Stem Major Entry, And Graduation by Maria Carlson & Brittany HottEntry STEM2017-06 65---Pathways to Academic and Career Success: Understanding Texas High School Students’ Choice of Endorsements by Maria Trache & Yi (Leaf) ZhangEndorse 12017-08 66---TEA Physical Fitness Assessment Data Analysis Project: A Study on the Individual Physical Fitness Results collected from FitnessGram 10 by Eric Booth, Joseph Shields, Danial Hoepfner, Christine PhamTEA FitnessGram2019-06 67---House Bill 5 Evaluation: Final Report by Lynn Mellor, PhD, Ginger Stoker, PhD, Helen Muhisani, MSHB5 Evaluation2017-12 68081UTAAnalysis of the Impact of School Closure Policies in Texas by Kerstin LeFloch and Ginger StokerClosure Impact2018-03 69082UTAThe Impact of a High-Quality Pre-Kindergarten Program on Educational Achievement in Third and Fourth Grades: Evidence from Pre-K 4 SA in San Antonio by Dr. Michael U. Villarreal, Dr. Han Bum LeePublicPreK2022-06 70083UTACommunity College Transfer Students in Texas: Examining Student Choices, Transfer Policies, and Outcomes by Lauren Schudde, Huriya JabbarCCTransfer2021-08 71084UTAEarly Leading Indicators of Student Success: A Multi-State Analysis by Matt S. Giani, Paul Attewell, and David Walling with Christopher Maggio, Frederick Tucker, Jay Brooks, Xiaodan Hu, Tod Massa, Feng Raoking, and Nathan WilsonELISS2021-03 72085UTAA Study of All-Girls Secondary Schools Supported by the Young Women's Preparatory Network in Eight Texas School Districts by James E. PustejovskyYWPN2019-08 73086UTAEvaluating the Transition to College Mathematics Course in Texas High Schools by James E. Pustejovsky, Megha JoshiTCMC2020-11 74089UTAInvestigation of STEM Course-Taking Patterns and College Readiness as a result of HB5 of 2013 by Michael MarderSTEMHB52019-10 75093UTAEducational Profile of Central Texas by E3 AllianceProfile2020-07 76094UTAExamining the Educational and Employment Outcomes of Reverse Credit Transfer by Matt S. Giani, Jason L. Taylor, and Sheena KauppilaReverse Transfer II2020-09 77097UTAEvaluating Hypotheses to Maximize Success for Special Populations of Early Learners by E3 AllianceSPEL2020-07 78098UTAEvaluation of the Texas Center for Educator Excellence (TXCEE) Teacher and School Leader Incentive Fund by Celeste Alexander, Pedro Reyes, & Sarah StephensTSL-TXCEE2021-04 79---Statewide Evaluation of Career and Technical Education Programs by Lauren Cassidy, Marshall Garland, Deborah Jonas, & Louise YarnallTEA-CTE2020-05 80101UTADevelopmental Education: Catch the Next College Access Ascender Program by Pedro Reyes, Ph.D., Celeste Alexander, Ph.D., Wesley Edwards, Sarah Stephens, Ph.D., Kyle EnglishCatch the Next (CTN)2020-09 81102UTAHigh School Role Models and Minority College Achievement by Scott DelhommerSTEM Pipeline2021-05 82104UTAOnRamps to Success? Examining the Impact of OnRamps Participation and Performance on Longitudinal Postsecondary Outcomes By Tara O’Neil, Matt Giani and Rachel MartinOnRamps II2020-06 83106UTARetention and Mobility Patterns for Teachers of Color in Texas: Examining How Patterns Vary by Teacher and Campus Characteristics by Wesley L. Edwards, Ph.D.TRM2020-08 84108UTAExamining the Predictors of Children’s School Suspension and Expulsion by Christina N. Caramanis, The University of Texas at Austin & Jayanti Owens, Brown UniversitySuspension2020-05 85109UTAEntry and Progress of Students with Disabilities in Texas Colleges by Trey Miller, Marshall Garland, and Dean GerdemanDisabilities2020-11 86110UTAImpact of Tech Teach Graduates on Student Achievement by Marcelo Schmidt, Levi Johnson, Fazil Mohammed, & Doug HammanTech Teach2020-01 87115UTANon-Native Peers in School: What is the Short- and Long-Term Effect of Immigrant Children? by Jiwon ParkNon-Native2021-08 88118UTAWinners and Losers? The Effect of Gaining and Losing Access to Selective Colleges on Education and Labor Market Outcomes by Sandra E. Black, Columbia University, Jeffrey T. Denning, Brigham Young University & Jesse Rothstein, University of California, BerkeleyTop10Access2022-04 89119UTATrauma at School: The Impacts of Shootings on Students' Human Capital and Economic OutcomesTrauma2020-12 90122UTADisability, Special Education Setting, and Students’ Outcome by Anjali P. VermaSetting2021-08 91123UTAExamining High School Career and Technical Education Programs and the Postsecondary Outcomes of Career and Technical Education Students in the Round Rock Independent School District by Lynn Mellor, Shuqiong (Linda) LinCareer2021-08 92124UTAState-Supported Financial Aid Impact on Baccalaureate Degree Completion in Texas by Wonsun Ryu, Ph.D., Impact2020-10 93126UTAImpact Study of Goodwill San Antonio’s Good Careers Academy Job Training Programs by Dr. Michael U. Villarreal and Dr. Han Bum LeeACTE2021-11 94a127UTAAlgebra I Before High School as a Gatekeeper to Computer Science Participation by Ryan Torbey, Nicole D. Martin, Jayce R. Warner, & Carol L. FletcherEPIC2020-09 94b127UTAThe Effect of a Collective Impact Model of Teacher Professional Development on Increasing the Number of Certified Computer Science Teachers in Rural Areas by Jayce R. Warner, Carol L. Fletcher, Ryan Torbey, & Lisa S. GarbrechtEPIC2020-09 94c127UTADisparities in Students’ Experience of Computer Science are Exacerbated when Considering Who Does and Does Not Take Advanced Placement Exams By Nicole D. Martin, Stephanie N. Baker, & Jayce R. WarnerEPIC2024-04 95127UTARural Schools Need Support to Increase Computer Science Teacher Capacity – Reducing Certification Requirements in Not a Promising Solution By Nicole D. Martin, Miriam R. Jacobson, & Jayce R. WarnerEPIC2024-04 96131UTATeacher Retention, Mobility and Attrition in Texas by Pedro Reyes, PhD, Michael Marder, PhD, Celeste Alexander, PhD, Janet Solis Rodriguez, & Annelies RhodesRetention2022-08 97132UTAStudent Outcomes in Texas Related to Teacher Preparation Policy by Pedro Reyes, PhD, Michael Marder, PhD, Celeste Alexander, PhD, Janet Solis Rodriguez, & Annelies RhodesOutcomes2022-08 98137UTABeyond City Limits: Does Attending a Rural Public High School in Texas Predict College Matriculation, Flagship Attendance, and Graduation Outcomes? by Kaitlin R. Bernell, Ph.D.Rural2021-05 99138UTAThe Effects of Teacher Diversity on Hispanic Student Achievement in Texas by Constance Lindsay, Tomas Monarrez, Grace Luetmer Latinx2021-11 100---Alternative career readiness measures for small and rural districts in Texas by Susan Burkhauser, Lynn MellorAltCareer2021-07 101148UUTACertified Skills: Who Earns Industry-Based Certifications in High School, and How do They Shape Students’ Postsecondary Education and Employment Outcomes? by Matt Giani, Ph.D.Certifications2022-04 102148UTADana Center Mathematics Pathways (DCMP): Long-Term Follow-Up Study of an Effective Developmental Math Reform DCMP2024-03 103157UTACAPR2021-06 104161UTAEnglish Proficiency and the Pandemic: How Texas English Learner Students Fared During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Lisa Hsin, Amie Rapaport, David Osman, Mitchell Kilborn, Ashley Pierson, and Rachel GarrettCovidELP2022-11 105165UTACourse Withdrawal and Student Success by Ibrahim Bicak, PhDWithdrawal2022-06 106180UTAEffects of Local Population Turnover on Texas School Bonds and Local Communities by Thomas Lee & Tim ParkPopulation2024-04 107153UTAOnRamps and Teacher Retention in Texas by Rebecca Lyle, MA and Tara O’Neill, Ph.D OnRamps2024-11 108127UTAExpanding Computer Science Education in Texas by Nicole D. Martin, Miriam R. Jacobson, & Carol L. Fletcher EPIC2024-11
