Policy Briefs ERC Proj #THECB #ERC Project Policy Brief/Article Title & Author(s) (Click title to see policy brief)Project Abbreviated NameDate of Brief 1a022UTAThe Effects of Institutional Inputs on Time to Degree for Traditional and Non-traditional College Students by Jenna Cullinane & Jane LincoveWDQI5.1.2014 1b022UTAWork-study Financial Aid and Student Outcomes: Evidence from Community Colleges in Texas by Chester Polson & Emily WeisburstWDQI5.1.2014 1c022UTAThe Impact of Exit Exams on Long-Term Student Outcomes in Texas by Chester PolsonWDQIMay 2014 1d022UTAPostsecondary Education And Employment Outcomes For 2008 And 2009 Central Texas High School GraduatesWDQIMay 2014 2024UTAMeasuring Kindergarten Readiness In Central Texas by Laura KoenigE3June 2015 3025UTADoes it Pay to Pay Teachers More? Evidence from Texas by Matthew D. HendricksTeacher PayNovember 2013 4026UTARio Grande Valley Linking Academic and Economic Development by Celeste Alexander, Pedro Reyes & Jessica A. BrownRGV Lead (1)June 2015 5023UTAThe Effect of the Policy of School Reconstitution on Student Achievement in Texas by Gregory CumptonDissertation - CumptonDecember 2015 7028UTAInvestigating the Effectiveness of Inclusive STEM High Schools by Barbara Means, Viki Young, Xin Wei, Haiwen Wang, & Emi IwataniiSTEMDecember 2019 8029UTAAssociations 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 LiCalsiHispanicSTEMNovember 2017 9030UTAUnderstanding and Improving Institutional Arrangements that Effect the Parent School Relationship... United Way1.27.2014 10---The Effects of Need & Merit Grant Aid on Graduation Rates: Regression Discontinuity by Michael U. VillarrealGrant AidMay 2018 11032UTAStudent Outcomes for Graduates of UTeach by Michael Marder, Bernard David, Caitlin HamrockUTeachJanuary 2020 12031UTAAnalysis 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, PhDIntCrsWrk1.27.2014 13033UTAThe Texas Reverse Transfer Initiative: Summary by Celeste Alexander, Pedro Reyes & Cheryl WilkinsonReverse TransferJune 2015 14---Teacher Quality Study in Texas by Pedro Reyes, Ph.D. and Celeste Alexander, Ph.D.Teacher QualityN/A Directive 15---A Summary of the Charter Authorizer Accountability Report 2013-13 by Celeste Alexander & Pedro ReyesSB2June 2015 16037UTADual-Credit Courses' Impact on High School Students College Success by Matt S. Giani, PhD, Julie Schell, EdD, Emily Wade, MEd, and Harrison Keller, PhDOnRamps5.21.14 17038UTAAcademic Achievement Outcomes of Latino English-Language Learners in Texas: A Longitudinal Analysis by Han Ren, Stephanie Cawthon & Amy WisemanDissertation - RenApril 2016 18039UTAThe Supply, Demand and Effects of High School Counselors in Texas by Greg Cumpton and Matt GianiCounselor StudyDec 2014 19036UTAEvaluate the Impact of 21st Century Community Learning Centers by Eishi Adachi, Eric Rolfhus, Don Barfield21st Century5.21.2014 20035UTACharter Schools and Human Capital Outcomes by Will Dobbie & Roland G. Fryer, JrCharter SchoolsJune 2017 20035UTACharter Schools and Labor Market Outcomes by Will Dobbie and Roland G. Fryer, Jr.Charter SchoolsJune 2019 21034UTAPatrolling 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 AffairsBPCABNov 2018 22---The Path to Timely Completion: Supply- and Demand-Side Analyses of Time to Bachelor’s Degree Completion by Jennifer Page CullinanCullinane – Dissertation5.1.2014 23---Relationship of Peer Leadership Employment to Academic Outcomes in Texas Institutions of Higher Education by Michelle BuggsAVID12.1.2014 24043UTAPlanting Seeds in Fertile Soil: Assessing Teacher Employment Environments in Texas by Jim Van Overschelde and Afi WigginsTeacher Prep9.24.2014 26044UTAUT: 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 Work9.24.2014 27042UTAEvaluating 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 Closure3.1.2016 31047UTARethinking Teacher Turnover: Longitudinal Measures of Instability in Schools by Jennifer Holme, Huriya Jabbar, Emily Germain & John DinningTeacher TurnoverJune 2017 32a050UTAConsequences of Community College Tuition Reductions by Jeff DenningWWW10.1.2017 32b050UTARacial and Ethnic Differences in College Application Behavior by Sandra E. Black, Kalena E. Cortes, and Jane Arnold LincoveWWWJuly 2019 34---House Bill 5 Evaluation: Final ReportHighlights and Executive Summary by Lynn Mellor, PhD, Ginger Stoker, PhD, Helen Muhisani, MSHB5AIRDecember 2017 34---House Bill 5 Evaluation: Final Report by Lynn Mellor, PhD, Ginger Stoker, PhD, Helen Muhisani, MSHB5AIRDecember 2017 35053UTASchool Spending & Student Outcomes: Evidence from Robin Hood & Tax Abatements by Richard Murphy, Luke Rodgers & Collin HansenRobin HoodNovember 2017 36054UTAPostsecondary and Labor Market Outcomes for Migrant Students in the Texas Migrant Education by Aleksandra MalinowskaDissertation - Malinowska6.9.15 37055UTAFrom Dreamer to DACAmented: Understanding the Educational Choices of Undocumented Immigrants in TexasDreamDec 2017 38056UTAEvaluating the Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science & Math Teaching by Jayce R. Warner, Carol L. Fletcher, & Lisa S. GarbrechtTRC12.19.2019 39057UTAAccelerating Success: A Multi-College Investigation of the Dana Center Mathways ProjectMathwaysFebruary 2021 40058UTAReturns to Two-Year Degrees and Certificates in Texas by Caitlin Hamrock, Ph.D.Dissertation - HamrockAugust 2016 41059UTAThe Effects of Race-Based Affirmative Action in Texas by Mitra Akhtari, Natalie Bau, and Jean-William LalibertéAffActionNov 2018 42060UTAKindergarten Readiness Drops Across The RegionE3AJune 2016 43061UTACollege Costs and Educational Choices of Undocumented Immigrants in Texas by Randeep KaurUndImmNovember2017 45063UTAAdvanced Course Offerings and Completion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Texas Public High Schools by Marshall Garland & Amie RapaportACSE10.1.2017 47064UTATeacher Certification and Academic Growth for English Learner Students in Houston ISD by Veronica Ruiz de Castilla by Verónica Ruiz de CastillaREL-SW3.9.2016 48065UTAAccess to Instructional Resources in the State of Texas: New Insights to an Old Problem by David S. Knight, Mark W. Olofson, &Shenshen YangInstruction3.9.16 49066UTACollege-and-Career-Focused Students and Endorsement Academies of the Rio Grande Valley by Celeste Alexander, PhD andPedro Reyes, PhDRGV LEADFeb 2019 50---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 DodsonUTeachSTEMMay 2019 52068UTATeach for America: Study of Teacher Retention and Mobility in Texas by Ginger Stoker, Ph.D.TFA6.7.2016 53069UTASchool Mobility: A Growing and Inequitable Headwind to Educational AchievementBexar PathwaysNovember 2020 54067UTAIdentification of Gifted and Talented English Learner Students in Grades K-5 In Texas: Lessons from Student-Level Data by Veronica Ruiz de CastillaELLNovember2017 56072UTAPage | 1Teacher Mobility in Texas: Trends in and Associations with Student, Teacher, And School Characteristics by Kate Sullivan, Elizabeth Barkowski, and Jim LindsayTeacher SupplyDecember 2017 57073UTAAn Examination of Metrics of Educational and Workforce Success in Texas by Marshall Garland, Eric Booth, & Christine PhamGFT9.13.2016 58074UTAThe Community College STEM Pathway: A Study of Women in Engineering and Computer Science by Roberta M. Rincon, PhDWECS9.13.2016 60077UTADescriptive 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 DAIMarch 2020 62079UTAUnderstanding College Student Responses to Economic Shocks by Melinda PetreShocksFebruary 2020 63UTA80The Effects of Texas Fitness Now on Student Health and Achievement by Brittany StreetFitness12.8.2016 64---Getting Texans to and Through College and The Importance of House Bill 18 by Kelly MinorMinor8.1.2017 65---The Effects of Dual-Credit On Postsecondary Student Outcomes by Michael U. VillarrealVillarrealN/A Directive 66---Examining The Variation in The Student Debt-To-Income Ratio by Dominique BakerBakerN/A Directive 67---High School Course-Completion Patterns and Pathways in Texas: Linkages to College Attendance by Hsun-Yu ChanChanN/A Directive 68---Mathematics Pathways in Texas by Paul HanselmanHanselmanN/A Directive 69---The Transition to High School: ImplicationsforEducational Success in High SchoolBennerDecember 2017 70---The Impact of Inclusive STEM High Schools on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Texas STEM Academies by Guan SawSawN/A Directive 71---Demographic Factors Impacting College Admission, Stem Major Entry, And Graduation by Maria Carlson & Brittany HottEntry STEMN/A Directive 72---Pathways to Academic and Career Success: Understanding Texas High School Students’ Choice of Endorsements by Maria Trache & Yi (Leaf) ZhangEndorse 1N/A Directive 74---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 FitnessGramJune 2019 75---House Bill 5 Evaluation: Final Report by Lynn Mellor, PhD, Ginger Stoker, PhD, Helen Muhisani, MSHB5 EvaluationDecember 2017 76081UTAAnalysis of the Impact of School Closure Policies in TexasClosure ImpactMarch 2018 80085UTAA Study of All-Girls Secondary Schools Supported by the Young Women's Preparatory Network in Eight Texas School Districts by James E. PustejovskyYWPNAugust 2019 81086UTAEvaluating the Transition to College Mathematics Course in Texas High SchoolsTCMCNovember 2020 84089UTAInvestigation of STEM Course-Taking Patterns and College Readiness as a result of HB5 of 2013 by Michael MarderSTEMHB5October 2019 86093UTAEducational Profile of Central Texas by E3 AllianceProfileJuly 2020 87094UTAExamining the Educational and Employment Outcomes of Reverse Credit Transfer by Matt S. Giani, Jason L. Taylor, and Sheena KauppilaReverse Transfer IISeptember 2020 90097UTAEvaluating Hypotheses to Maximize Success for Special Populations of Early Learners by E3 AllianceSPELJuly 2020 93---Statewide Evaluation of Career and Technical Education Programs by Lauren Cassidy, Marshall Garland, Deborah Jonas, & Louise YarnallTEA-CTEMay 2020 94101UTADevelopmental 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)Septermber 2020 98106UTARetention and Mobility Patterns for Teachers of Color in Texas: Examining How Patterns Vary by Teacher and Campus Characteristics by Wesley L. Edwards, Ph.D.TRMAugust 2020 100108UTAExamining the Predictors of Children’s School Suspension and Expulsion by Christina N. Caramanis, The University of Texas at Austin & Jayanti Owens, Brown UniversitySuspensionMay 2020 102110UTAImpact of Tech Teach Graduates on Student Achievement by Marcelo Schmidt, Levi Johnson, Fazil Mohammed, & Doug HammanTech TeachJanuary 2020 116124UTAState-Supported Financial Aid Impact on Baccalaureate Degree Completion in TexasImpactOctober 2020 118127UTAAlgebra I Before High School as a Gatekeeper to Computer Science Participation by Ryan Torbey, Nicole D. Martin, Jayce R. Warner, & Carol L. FletcherEPICSeptember 2020 118127UTAPage | 1 The 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. GarbrechtEPICSeptember 2020