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Can Intensive Advising Open Doors to Selective Colleges? Evidence from the EMERGE Fellowship

by akwok | Apr 14, 2026

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY High-achieving low-income and first-generation students apply to selective colleges far less than wealthier peers with similar levels of academic achievement. Those attending less selective colleges graduate at lower rates and earn less. For students...

Tracking Eighth Graders’ Post-Secondary Outcomes in Texas

by joshua.siegel | Mar 2, 2026

Holzman, B., Wu, J., Zhang, M., Martinez, M., & Stice, K. (2020). Tracking Eighth Graders’ Post-Secondary Outcomes in Texas. Policy Brief.

Summer Melt and Free Application for Federal Student Aid Verification

by joshua.siegel | Mar 2, 2026

Holzman, B., & Hanson, V. S. (2020). Summer Melt and Free Application for Federal Student Aid Verification. Houston Education Research Consortium. Houston, TX: Houston Education Research Consortium, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University

Tracking Eighth Graders’ Post-Secondary Outcomes in Texas

by joshua.siegel | Mar 2, 2026

Holzman, B., Wu, J., Zhang, M., Martinez, M., & Stice, K. (2020). Tracking eighth graders’ post-secondary outcomes in Texas. Policy Brief.