Publications and Reports

To attain the 91视频 Education Research Center's (UH ERC) ultimate goal of improving education in Texas and beyond, the UH 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 UH ERC, as well as academic paper publications and work presented by our research team.

Publications

Abdelhamid, M. Pattison, D. Horn, C.L., Templeton, T., Cerna, E., Uzman, A., Gad, S., von Miller, D., Tolbert, M., Akladios, M., Anthony, K., and Wilson, B. (2026). Opportunities for a STEM-focused retention and success program in times of fiscal constraint: Case study of the Houston-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (H-LSAMP) program. Journal of the National Organization for Student Success, 3(1), 1-26.
Abdelhamid, M., Pattison, D., Horn, C., Templeton, T., Cerna, E., Uzman, A., Gad, S., von Miller, D., Tolbert, M., Akladios, M., Anthony, K., and Wilson, B. (2026). STEM workforce retention and preparation: Landscape analysis of STEM students in the workforce across Texas. Industry and Higher Education. Online First.
Templeton, T., Sands Francis, S., Mairaj, F., Farmer, M., and Martinez-Maldonado, E. (2025). Straight to the Workforce: An Early Exploration of Economic Outcomes of Youth with a Career-Focused High School Credential in Texas. Youth, 5(4), 129;
Mairaj, F. & Templeton, T. (2025). Accountability without accounting: missing and inconsistent labeling of refugee and asylee students in state datasets, Journal of Refugee Studies, 38(4),
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

Templeton, T., Sharmin, S., Wivagg, J., and Mairaj, F. A First Examination of Refugee and Asylee Students鈥� Long-term Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Texas Public Schools. 91视频 Education Research Center Working Paper #101-26. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Priyanti, N., Mairaj, F., & Templeton, T. Exploring Four Day School Week Adoption in Texas. 91视频 Education Research Center Working Paper 101-25. February 2025.
- 91视频 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. 91视频 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.