Texas Schools Project
At the Texas Schools Project (TSP), we produce and disseminate high-quality academic research focused on improving student achievement from pre-K through high school graduation, strengthening pathways to and through postsecondary education and boosting labor market outcomes. Our work aims to inform policy and practice, creating lasting benefits for Texas and the nation.
Internal Research
Our professional and student researchers investigate a wide range of topics across the entire educational spectrum — from early childhood to postsecondary achievement and workforce outcomes — using advanced quantitative and mixed methods.
Education Research Center
The TSP administers the Education Research Center (ERC) at UT Dallas, one of three state centers that provide access to individual-level data on education and labor market outcomes in Texas. By managing this program, we support the development of innovative external research designed to enhance education policy and practice across the state.
Since 1992
TSP researchers have produced influential research featured in top academic journals and national reports, shaping education and labor policy on topics ranging from early childhood to workforce outcomes.
Over 250
Number of researchers who have relied on TSP to access ERC data, enabling the development of innovative research across a wide range of stakeholders in academia, policy and practice.
Over 1.5 billion
Data observations of individual education and workforce records for Texas students spanning nearly 30 years are available through the UT Dallas Education Research Center.
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