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É«»¨ÌÃ-ERC Publications and Reports

To attain the É«»¨Ìà Education Research Center's (É«»¨Ìà ERC) ultimate goal of improving education in Texas and beyond, the É«»¨Ìà ERC research team engages in the exploration and study of a wide range of education policies, practices, and issues.  This page displays reports commissioned from the É«»¨Ìà ERC, as well as academic paper publications and work presented by our research team.

Publications

• Francis, S. S. & Mairaj, F. (2025). From theory to practice: Logic models for evaluating portfolio school districts. Texas Education Review, 13(1), 24-49.

• Mairaj, Fiza. (2024). Lacking Accountability and Effectiveness Measures: Exploring the Implementation of Mentoring Programs for Refugee Youth. Social Sciences 13: 586. .

• Templeton, T. (2024).

• Templeton, T., Selsberg, B., Abdelmalak, M., & Abdelhamid, M. (2023). Feast or Famine. Inequity within the Texas School Finance System. Journal of Education Finance, 49(2), 176-199.

  • Appendix A

• Templeton, T., White, C.L., & Horn, C.L. (2023). The Far Reach of the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan: Consideration of Professional School Degrees. The Journal of Higher Education, 1-28. 

• Mairaj. F. and Callahan, R.M. (2022). "Understanding the role of the hollow state in educating refugees: A review of the literature." Literature Reviews in Education and Human Services 1(1), 24-49. 

• Templeton, T. & Horn, C.L. . August 2020.

Working Papers

• Priyanti, N., Mairaj, F., & Templeton, T. Exploring Four Day School Week Adoption in Texas.  É«»¨Ìà Education Research Center Working Paper 101-25. February 2025.
  • É«»¨Ìà Education Research Center Four Day School Week Dataset, March 2025.

• Sands, S.R., & Mairaj, F. (2024). Contracting for Success? The Evolution of Governance in Texas Portfolio School Districs. É«»¨Ìà Education Research Center Working Paper #101-24. Manuscript submitted for publication.

• Templeton, T., White, C.L., Peters, A.L., & Horn, C.L. A QuantCrit Analysis of the Black Teacher to Principal Pipeline. Working Paper 102-21. June 2021.

• Templeton, T., White, C.L., Tran, M., Lowrey, S.L., & Horn, C.L. STEM Teachers in Highest-Need Schools: An Analysis of the Effects of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program on STEM Teacher Placement and Retention. Working Paper 101-21. June 2021.

Reports

• Connecting Education and the Workforce Report Prepared for Workforce Solutions for the Heart of Texas, Feburary 2025.
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• Texas Charter Authorizer Accountability Report: 2022-2023 School Year
  
  • Appendix E
  • Executive Summary
• Texas Charter Authorizer Accountability Report: 2021-2022 School Year
  • Appendix E
  • Executive Summary
• An Update to the Texas Teacher Workforce Report Prepared for the Charles Butt Foundation, December 2022.
• First Look: An Exploratory Analysis of Senate Bill 1882 Partnerships in Texas 
• Texas Classroom Teacher Certification 2022
• Texas Charter Authorizer Accountability Report: 2020-2021 School Year
  • Appendix E
  • Executive Summary
•  Texas Charter Authorizer Accountability Report: 2019-2020 School Year
  • Appendix D
  • Executive Summary
• Texas Teacher Workforce Report Prepared for Raise Your Hand Texas (RYHT), January 2021.
• Texas Charter Authorizer Accountability Report: 2018-2019 School Year
  • Appendix D
  • Executive Summary
• Assessing the Effectiveness of Texas Educator Preparation Programs, July 2020.