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Brian Holzman; Bethany Lewis; Hao Ma – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2024
This study examined whether there were gendered patterns in STEM endorsement choice in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and how those patterns changed over time, in the wake of a policy change to guidance counseling. The first students required to choose high school endorsements were freshmen in 2014-2015 and graduated high school in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Gender Differences, School Counseling, Grade 9
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Brian Holzman; Bethany Lewis; Hao Ma – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2024
This brief examines which students in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) were more likely to choose the STEM endorsement in ninth grade. The study examined STEM endorsement choice among students who began high school in the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years. The analyses showed female students were significantly less likely to…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High School Students, STEM Education, Decision Making
Brian Holzman; Jeehee Han; Kalena Cortes; Bethany Lewis; Irina Chukhray – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
This study investigates the role of college major choices in labor market outcomes, with a focus on racial minorities and immigrants. Drawing upon research on school-to-work linkages, we examine two measures, linkage, the connection between college majors and specific occupations in the labor market, and match, the alignment of workers'…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students), Career Choice, Salary Wage Differentials