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Brian Holzman @brianholzman

Assistant Prof @TAMUEAHR @cehdtamu || Soc of ed, higher ed, ed policy, race/immigration/language, & RPPs || “a noted dog enthusiast” || @StanfordEd alum

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Brian Holzman@brianholzman
Feb 16
1/ 🚨 New publication in Educational Researcher "Who Lives in a STEM Desert?" 🔗: doi.org/10.3102/0013189X2614… We introduce student-level measures of “STEM deserts”—areas where students have limited nearby access to STEM courses and curricular pathways. #STEM #EdPolicy #Equity
STEM deserts, similar to education deserts, are rural, suburban, and urban areas where students have limited access to school-based STEM curriculum and coursework opportunities. Using administrative data from the Houston Independent School District following a state policy change to high school graduation requirements, this study develops measures of STEM deserts and identifies the students most likely to live in them. Findings reveal that Black and Asian/Pacific Islander students, students from non-English-speaking households, and those from lower socioeconomic neighborhoods are disproportionately likely to live in STEM deserts compared to White students, students from English-speaking households, and those from higher socioeconomic neighborhoods.

ALT STEM deserts, similar to education deserts, are rural, suburban, and urban areas where students have limited access to school-based STEM curriculum and coursework opportunities. Using administrative data from the Houston Independent School District following a state policy change to high school graduation requirements, this study develops measures of STEM deserts and identifies the students most likely to live in them. Findings reveal that Black and Asian/Pacific Islander students, students from non-English-speaking households, and those from lower socioeconomic neighborhoods are disproportionately likely to live in STEM deserts compared to White students, students from English-speaking households, and those from higher socioeconomic neighborhoods.

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AEFP@aefpweb
May 26
Our Winter 2026 Education Finance and Policy Journal Takeaways are now available! 📖 Get quick, one-page summaries of the latest research articles - perfect for policymakers & practitioners who need the highlights without the deep dive: aefpweb.org/efp-takeaways
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AEA Journals@AEAjournals
May 14
The May 2026 issue of AEA Papers and Proceedings (116) is now available. aeaweb.org/issues/847

AEA Papers and Proceedings

Vol. 116 May 2026

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1/ 📢 New paper recently published in AEA Papers and Proceedings with @KalenaCortes, @MelissaDGentry, & @mirandainez: “Digital Incentives in Surveys: Response Rates and Sociodemographic Effects in a Large-Scale Parental Nudge Intervention” 🔗 aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12…

Digital Incentives in Surveys: Response Rates and Sociodemographic Effects in a Large-Scale...

(May 2026) - This study examines how digital incentives influence survey participation and engagement in a large randomized controlled trial of parents across six school districts. We test how...

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3/ 📈 Overall, incentives increased engagement, while Spanish-speaking parents showed distinct patterns, including higher survey participation but lower gift card redemption rates. Larger incentives and advance information about vendor options also improved engagement.
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4/ 🎓 Findings have implications for designing more equitable incentive strategies and parent-facing interventions in education.
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Jessica Leight@leightjessica
Mar 16
Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @mirandainez @tamuecon, a brand-new PhD who works on topics related to development and behavioral economics
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National Tax Journal@JournalTax
Mar 17
New work in @JournalTax by @JeffreyPClemens, @MelissaDGentry, and Jonathan Meer: “Divergent Paths: Differential Impacts of Minimum-Wage Increases on Individuals with Disabilities” Do minimum wages affect disabled adults more?
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How Texas plans to tie school accountability grades to college success, job wages kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/ho…

How Texas plans to tie school accountability grades to college success, job wages

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Not all paths to college and career readiness pay off equally for Texas students, study finds texastribune.org/2026/02/23/…

Texas students see unequal payoff in college, career prep

Students who took English and math college prep courses were less likely to complete college than their peers who were not considered college ready at all.

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1/ 🚨 New publication in Educational Researcher "Who Lives in a STEM Desert?" 🔗: doi.org/10.3102/0013189X2614… We introduce student-level measures of “STEM deserts”—areas where students have limited nearby access to STEM courses and curricular pathways. #STEM #EdPolicy #Equity
STEM deserts, similar to education deserts, are rural, suburban, and urban areas where students have limited access to school-based STEM curriculum and coursework opportunities. Using administrative data from the Houston Independent School District following a state policy change to high school graduation requirements, this study develops measures of STEM deserts and identifies the students most likely to live in them. Findings reveal that Black and Asian/Pacific Islander students, students from non-English-speaking households, and those from lower socioeconomic neighborhoods are disproportionately likely to live in STEM deserts compared to White students, students from English-speaking households, and those from higher socioeconomic neighborhoods.

ALT STEM deserts, similar to education deserts, are rural, suburban, and urban areas where students have limited access to school-based STEM curriculum and coursework opportunities. Using administrative data from the Houston Independent School District following a state policy change to high school graduation requirements, this study develops measures of STEM deserts and identifies the students most likely to live in them. Findings reveal that Black and Asian/Pacific Islander students, students from non-English-speaking households, and those from lower socioeconomic neighborhoods are disproportionately likely to live in STEM deserts compared to White students, students from English-speaking households, and those from higher socioeconomic neighborhoods.

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8/ 🙏 Thanks Grateful to Erin Baumgartner for early input as the broader STEM project developed, and to Houston ISD staff who encouraged research on the geography of educational opportunity.
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9/ ⚠️ Access note This article was supposed to be open access, but Sage did not post it that way. If you want a copy, message or email me and I’ll send it.
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Feb 15
Who Lives in a STEM Desert? dlvr.it/TQylKg

Who Lives in a STEM Desert? - Brian Holzman, Bethany Lewis, Jinhua Zhao, Hao Ma, 2026

STEM deserts, similar to education deserts, are rural, suburban, and urban areas where students have limited access to school-based STEM curriculum and coursewo...

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