Texas Schools Project

Smiling teacher stands at front of classroom holding a marker.
Two elementary students at a table using crayons.
UTD student in class gestures while speaking to classmates.

Texas Schools Project supports and conducts high-quality academic research to improve academic achievement and teacher effectiveness, increase transitions to and success in postsecondary education, and improve labor market outcomes of students in Texas and the nation.

University of Texas at Dallas Conference in Commemoration of Dr. Rodney Andrews

The Texas Schools Project, The College of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences, and the Office of Research and Innovation at the University of Texas at Dallas are pleased to invite scholars to present their research at a special conference commemorating the legacy of Dr. Rodney Andrews. Dr. Andrews was Associate Professor of Economics and the Endowed Fellow, Vibhooti Shukla Professor of Economics and Political Economy at the University of Texas at Dallas. The conference will feature scholarship that honors Dr. Andrew’s commitment to advancing equitable outcomes in higher education and in the labor market and studying factors that contribute to racial differences in income, wages, educational attainment, labor market outcomes, economic mobility, and other human capital outcomes.

Research presented at the conference will be considered for special issues of either Review of Black Political Economy or Economics of Education, subject to peer review and special issue editorial approval.

Scholars interested in presenting a paper will need to submit a proposal for review by February 9, 2024 at 5 pm. Scholars can submit their proposals here. Authors chosen to present papers will be notified in late February 2024. To offset travel and hotel costs for presenters, conference hosts will offer $2,000 for each paper that is presented.

This conference will be in-person, and held May 31-June 1, 2024 at the University of Texas Dallas – Richardson, Texas.

UT Dallas Education Research Center

The UT Dallas Education Research Center facilitates research to benefit education in Texas by providing approved researchers access to individual-level administrative data through the state of Texas Education Research Center program.

Kain Center

The John F. Kain Center for Research on Education Policy focuses on the study of education policy using methods of empirical research.

Kain Center scholars hold a long and distinguished track record of producing important, policy-relevant research published in top economics, public policy and education journals, and possess substantial experience working with Texas administrative data on topics relevant to education in Texas.