Brian Holzman

Brian Holzman

@brianholzman.bsky.social

Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, College of Education & Human Development || Soc of ed, higher ed, ed policy, race/immigration/language, & RPPs || "a noted dog enthusiast" www.brianholzman.com

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Brian Holzman
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1/ 📢 I'm excited to share a new open-access paper in Innovative Higher Education with Corbin Franklin: “Summer Melt and the Postsecondary Pathway” 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s107...

doi.orgSummer Melt and the Postsecondary Pathway - Innovative Higher EducationSummer melt describes the phenomenon of graduates who appear ready for college opting not to enroll after high school, often because of challenges arising during the summer. Using the Education Longit...
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8/ Our findings suggest summer melt may not always be a sudden change in college plans after graduation. For some, it may reflect a longer process of uncertainty or changing expectations. College-choice models should account for how students revisit & revise plans over time.

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6/ Summer melters also share some academic and behavioral characteristics with students who never intended to enroll, rather than exclusively resembling students who intended to enroll and followed through.

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7/ Students who experience summer melt are less likely to maintain consistently high educational expectations between the 10th & 12th grades. We also find that 1/3rd of melters exhibit large diffs. between their 10th- & 12th-grade model-predicted probabilities of col. enrollment

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4/ Among college-intending students, summer melt is considerably more common among socioeconomically disadvantaged students. About 20% of students in the lowest SES quartile experience summer melt, compared with 7% in the highest quartile.

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5/ However, across the full cohort, summer melt rates are relatively similar across SES quartiles (5-7%). Larger socioeconomic differences emerge earlier in the college-going process, specifically in whether students complete the steps associated with college intent.

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2/ Summer melt refers to students who intend to enroll in college but do not enroll in the fall after high school. Much of the research focuses on students who have already taken key steps toward enrollment, such as applying to college, being accepted, and filing the FAFSA.

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3/ Using nationally representative data, we take a broader approach by examining summer melt within the larger college-choice process. We compare summer melters with students who enroll as intended, those who never intend to enroll, and those who enroll without prior intent.

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Brian Holzman
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The Texas A&M College of Education & Human Development Ph.D. program in Educational Administration, PK-12 Leadership & Policy will host an informational webinar on Tuesday, October 13th at 7:00 PM CT. Join us to learn more about our program! Register here: bit.ly/TAMU-PK12-PH...

Brian Holzman
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The Texas A&M College of Education & Human Development Ph.D. program in Educational Administration, PK-12 Leadership & Policy will host an informational webinar on Tuesday, October 13th at 7:00 PM CT. Join us to learn more about our program! Register here: bit.ly/TAMU-PK12-PH...

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity
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As part of our CREO speaker series, we are excited to welcome Dr. Brian Holzman to the Notre Dame campus on Monday, 9/28! Dr. Holzman's research examines student pathways from middle school to and through college, paying particular attention to barriers to equity for marginalized students.

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Riley Acton
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Ugh. My first foray into ed research was working with a restricted access NCES dataset as an undergrad, which I was able to access thanks to a dedicated advisor & a small stipend from a campus-wide summer research program. No way that would’ve been possible at my LAC if it was $3500.

Brian Holzman@brianholzman.bsky.social

It appears the IES Restricted Use Data License program is continuing. But the annual cost is now $3500--nearly 9X costlier than the $400 I paid before. I've been operating under the assumption the whole program would end, and have adjusted my research around that. This just solidifies my decision.

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Morgan Polikoff
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Absolutely terrible decision from IES. Will undermine our knowledge of what works in education, not to mention harming the many researchers who rely on these high-quality datasets for their work.

Brian Holzman@brianholzman.bsky.social

It appears the IES Restricted Use Data License program is continuing. But the annual cost is now $3500--nearly 9X costlier than the $400 I paid before. I've been operating under the assumption the whole program would end, and have adjusted my research around that. This just solidifies my decision.

Brian Holzman
@brianholzman.bsky.social

It appears the IES Restricted Use Data License program is continuing. But the annual cost is now $3500--nearly 9X costlier than the $400 I paid before. I've been operating under the assumption the whole program would end, and have adjusted my research around that. This just solidifies my decision.

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AERA
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A new article in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis finds that consequences of redlining persist, with districts with a high concentration of formerly D-graded neighborhoods raising less local revenue & relying disproportionately on state and federal aid. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...

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Brian Holzman
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1/ 📢 New paper in AERA Open with @jeeheehan.bsky.social, Bethany Lewis, & Irina Chukhray: "Race, Nativity, and the Labor Market Returns to College Major–Occupation Alignment" 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/2332... The paper is open access.

doi.orgRace, Nativity, and the Labor Market Returns to College Major–Occupation Alignment - Brian Holzman, Jeehee Han, Bethany Lewis, Irina Chukhray, 2026This study investigates the relationship between college major choices and labor market outcomes, with particular attention to racial minorities and immigrants....

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Jacob Kirksey
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📰 Today I'm launching a newsletter on Texas ed policy! Article VII is where I'll house my hot takes that don't make it into policy briefs. Tomorrow, I'll be posting my first take on the role of state intervention via district takeovers. I hope you'll subscribe! www.articlevii.org?r=8reyah&utm...

articlevii.orgArticle VII | Jacob Kirksey | SubstackArticle VII of the Texas Constitution promises every Texan an efficient system of public free schools. My hot takes on how it's going, supported by data. Click to read Article VII, by Jacob Kirksey, a...
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6/ We also find important differences across groups. Black, Hispanic, and foreign-born workers appear to experience larger earnings premiums from major–occupation alignment than White and U.S.-born workers.

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7/ Finally, these relationships vary across immigrant destination states, suggesting that local labor market contexts shape the returns to college major–occupation alignment.

Brian Holzman
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4/ We find that while racial/ethnic minorities and foreign-born individuals are more likely to major in fields with stronger labor market linkages, some groups are less likely to work in occupations matched to their majors.

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5/ Broadly, majors with stronger labor market linkages are associated with lower unemployment. Working in a matched occupation is associated with higher earnings, with the largest earnings premiums observed among workers in high-linkage majors.

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2/ College major–occupation alignment may play a role in explaining labor market inequalities. Using national data on BA degree holders, we examine how 2 dimensions of alignment relate to earnings and unemployment across racial/ethnic & nativity groups.

Brian Holzman
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3/ Drawing from previous work (Bol et al., 2019; DiPrete et al., 2017), linkage captures how strongly a college major is connected to specific occupations in the labor market, while match captures whether someone works in an occupation commonly associated with their major.

Brian Holzman
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I'm co-chairing AERA Div. J (Postsec. Ed.), Section 3 (Org./Mgmt./Leadership). We're looking to expand the reviewer pool for submissions given the high number of proposals. If you're faculty or a post-PhD researcher & can help review, please volunteer in the system or DM/email me. Please share!

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AEFP
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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-take...

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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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2/ 📊 Using data from a randomized controlled trial with parents across 6 Texas school districts, we examine how digital incentives impact survey participation and engagement in educational interventions.

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AEFP
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Students: Are you considering applying for a dissertation fellowship this upcoming academic year? Join us next Monday, May 18th at 4 PM ET for a webinar on insights from reviewers and awardees. aefpweb.org/ev_calen...

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Emily Penner
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Importantly, *all* students, not just specific demographic groups experienced GPA benefits. Every student group we examined – across race/ethnicity, gender, special education status, and Emergent Bilingual status – showed positive effects.