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Download full textBrian 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
Brian Holzman; Bethany Lewis; Hao Ma – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2024
This brief examines which students in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) are more likely to earn the STEM endorsement and whether STEM endorsement completion predicts college enrollment. Analyses show that gender, STEM magnet program enrollment, and cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) predict STEM endorsement completion.…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Prediction, College Enrollment, Gender Differences
Jee Sun Lee; Camila Cigarroa Kennedy; Brian Holzman; Aimee Chin – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2024
This brief evaluates the causal effect of attending Las Americas Middle School on newcomer students' early high school outcomes. Using administrative data from the Houston Independent School District (HISD) spanning the 2007-2008 through 2018-2019 school years, the study examined the academic performance, course-taking patterns, and school…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Academic Achievement, Course Selection (Students), Learner Engagement
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; Bethany Lewis; Hao Ma – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2024
This brief examines where STEM deserts were located within Houston Independent School District (HISD) boundaries and the students most likely to live in a STEM desert. STEM deserts are areas in which students have more limited access to STEM endorsement paths or STEM course offerings. The analyses showed STEM deserts were more common in the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Access to Education, Neighborhoods, Community Characteristics
Camila Cigarroa Kennedy; Brian Holzman – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2024
This brief examines the outcomes of high school-aged newcomer students--recently-arrived immigrant English learners--in the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Data from the 2007-2008 through 2018-2019 school years show that newcomer students who attended Liberty High School upon arrival in the U.S. had similar levels of academic…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, High School Students, Immigrants, English Language Learners
