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Presenters from universities and research organizations summarized proposed studies and their benefits to Texas. Among presenters were Brian Prescott (Washington University in St. Louis) on incomplete information and college choice; Anne Marie Schweinert (University of Missouri) on student debt and major choice; Dr. Rachel Rosen (MDRC) on a Texas P‑TECH evaluation; Elise Swanson (Harvard‑affiliated center) on rural schools innovation; Meredith (American University) on peer influence and male underinvestment; Ethan Lewis (Boston University) on quick‑admit master’s programs; and other teams addressing COVID‑19 impacts, college and career readiness models, teacher certification, and unconventional postsecondary enrollment pathways.
Board members and staff repeatedly advised researchers to include additional state files to strengthen analyses. Common requests included the CBM OO2 file and TSI or SAT/ACT proxies where applicable; for several K–12‑focused projects the board asked to add CBM OC1 (or note it was the replacement) and to include all three special‑education files and teacher linking/roster files to permit student–teacher linkages. Where remote forms listed one year for remote access, staff asked researchers to correct durations (for example, change 1 year to 4 years where appropriate).
Where proposals evaluated programs established by Texas law, presenters cited the FERPA audit/evaluation exception; board members asked that researchers specify which FERPA exception they will use in final paperwork. Several researchers were told that some supplemental files may not be available immediately and to plan for phased provisioning.
All discussed proposals were approved as amended on the record, with motions passing for each project after the requested file additions and clarifications were noted on the record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Education Research Center Advisory Board Meeting 9/25/25","oneSentenceSummary","The ERC advisory board approved a slate of research proposals covering college choice, student debt, P‑TECH evaluation, rural innovation zones, teacher certification effects, COVID‑19 impacts, and more, and requested specific additional data (CBM 002, OC1, special‑education files, teacher–roster linkages, TSI) for several projects.","taxTitle","Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), Departments and Agencies, Executive, Texas","taxId",17243,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5974091,"ERC advisory board approves consent calendar and multiple extensions, corrects contract dates",952,433000,1385000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5829796-3d575d6f4cabd028cebafd42a38e6e1c&start=433&end=1385","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5829796-3d575d6f4cabd028cebafd42a38e6e1c/thumbnail_433000.jpg","/articles/5974091/Texas/ERC-advisory-board-approves-consent-calendar-and-multiple-extensions-corrects-contract-dates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5974091-adac546044e3b1669c84ff696ba7c36a/orig.mp4?Expires=1773580453&Signature=alPn7PHaj8T57rr-Cnrf3YipSxHDitytrvRYZfTERWmgFUfqb58IN75hbNaql9QsgQurHNJZW83DhCEjIMdITQi5tieD2oHgt-5UpQyGN94Fow1XG1SfDbozG7d~Xpiyn7O0L5wCOqpNtWCZnKNTme4BoWYDqhXYpQT3L5nXjYB8l~DtTrAdO088j96EHaIhbDe63UnrALfUQ1dLvxbimtgvBIRaOIUxS8xqhWWvgIMm1wvt4EsjYMzdk0FW8ltI~Sm0KrKGI--mcLRVAn-66WleWAWu31nUOpTsSU~AWnshaaz0oY210rJzLYU-f1bH4MEzqblN-Ag1W3oGIHXOLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Education Research Center advisory board approved the consent calendar and multiple extension requests during its Sept. 25 meeting, and amended one extension to correct start and end dates.
Board member Holly moved to approve the consent calendar; Angie seconded the motion and the board voted to approve the routine items. Several extension requests and additional data items on the consent calendar were acted on by unanimous vote.
While considering extension 9, staff and board members identified mismatched start and end dates between the ERC form and board records. The board agreed to approve extension 9 with an amendment to correct the dates (start date 12/15/2022; end date 12/15/2025). Kathy moved to approve the corrected dates; Megan seconded; the motion passed.
The board then continued through the listed extension items (extensions 3–13) and approved them as presented. Members also noted that several extensions and data requests will continue under the consent process and that staff should ensure the ERC record and forms match agency records before finalizing data provisioning.
No public testimony was registered for the meeting’s public comment period.","The advisory board approved the consent calendar and a slate of extension requests; members also corrected start and end dates for a contract on the record and approved the amendment.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5974096,"Board approves College Possible Texas study with added files, asks for clearer FERPA exception",603,1640000,2243000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5829796-3d575d6f4cabd028cebafd42a38e6e1c&start=1640&end=2243","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5829796-3d575d6f4cabd028cebafd42a38e6e1c/thumbnail_1640000.jpg","/articles/5974096/Texas/Board-approves-College-Possible-Texas-study-with-added-files-asks-for-clearer-FERPA-exception","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5974096-d651ade275a1b9575e7a8a1a4a4dde6d/orig.mp4?Expires=1773580453&Signature=aW4OEsRqC7aZvOToM2jOEvPhObObLsMid2Xgt2zcCKmH5s8AqKb6HWPQLvnRvPoIgBAy6K~U1l9R-9SmFPuW69G9-G97vMALClbV4Ft5TumIXmukME~~gmeT6yp1ZLp5cLxhw5M-61BXu7uYJxrFezifIpXEvxbpkoqGv2cVtEXaRi4mmzMZiQCjTP3L3RMD6ZAo8MFDvV-mhwWbobtgeiohkWf2hU52dKLGHQYWsPYUJq3hIWwodV1000KgH2qoWaZMcuNqTO~sVO~ox6uJdWEMOPhFsojQ~R78y09tEuqa8AysO~xoulu7uclgxy1vSSZbhM4KhVxx5zZwJQeeIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Education Research Center advisory board on Sept. 25 approved a University of Virginia proposal to study whether intensive college advising from College Possible Texas affects students’ employment and earnings, while requiring amendments to the remote access request.
Ben Castleman, the lead presenter from the University of Virginia, told the board the project builds on a randomized controlled trial begun in 2015 and seeks to link the experimental sample to Texas Workforce Commission earnings and coordinating‑board records on major choice and aid receipt. Castleman said College Possible Texas maintains personally identifying information and consent for external matching for the experimental sample.
Board members requested specific additional files and clarifications before data access is finalized. Celeste and other board members asked the research team to: specify which FERPA exception they will rely on; add CBM OOS and CBM OO2 files and TSI files to the remote access form; and consider CBM OC1 where relevant. The board also noted the program is a nonprofit and that College Possible Texas is the successor to College Forward.
Celeste moved to approve the proposal with the amendments (adding CBM OOS, CBM OO2, and TSI files and a revised purpose statement); Angie seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Castleman acknowledged the board’s guidance and said the team would revise the proposal to request the additional files and the specified FERPA exception. Board members also warned that supplemental data may not be available in the fall and advised the researchers to be flexible on timing.","The advisory board approved a University of Virginia‑led proposal to study College Possible Texas’ intensive advising program, adding several state K–12 and workforce files to the remote access request and asking the researchers to specify the applicable FERPA exception.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5974101,"Education Research Center advisory board declines marriage/divorce data request as submitted",527,588000,1115000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5829796-3d575d6f4cabd028cebafd42a38e6e1c&start=588&end=1115","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5829796-3d575d6f4cabd028cebafd42a38e6e1c/thumbnail_588000.jpg","/articles/5974101/Texas/Education-Research-Center-advisory-board-declines-marriagedivorce-data-request-as-submitted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5974101-079be5a618b9d3444fc8de4dd38fde8e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773580453&Signature=g2UT25RCE6t9dSeAAeqTtY6GPFAMzRGIiKmT1Gc4nWRYw6aR85wiq6lMgLSU-LBnUU0dswBcAc-i8xpfg6YPPWJfGEE5H61lvzUd4JBNYFLEPodfIvEF8bFzbxUx5btOjuvU9nAvOjeb3Of5huxLoGPaToRNK2Lwk~IcS-oZJP41HGQ-AWwnJMPflYYV2DKlJSXgFa4oJ8ANxeO8wn2ImAyyfbnH33VE4JZYwX8zRMrNCWYscsUB1-SFQgE3A9n5ZQf0lFFDwVY-vt7Ed6yPhC16NXSiiGOpJF-h5eTSF4Y1Zj05QbOwrGhi2OtiGaj019RhRzYPA5Y9Jaou0bKAqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Education Research Center advisory board on Sept. 25 declined a researcher’s request to add marriage and divorce records to an existing project, saying the addition appeared to constitute a new research question and raised PII concerns.
Board member Celeste moved to decline the supplemental data request as submitted; the board approved the motion. The researcher, who identified themself as Brianna, said the new outcome was motivated by a recent presentation and described the addition as another adult outcome that could relate to long‑run effects of immigrant exposure in schools.
Board members pressed the applicant to explain how marriage and divorce data link to the original project aims, which focused on educational, economic and political outcomes. Celeste and other board members said the proposed data appear to ask a new research question and recommended the researcher either rewrite the request to show how the outcome fits the original project or submit it as a separate proposal. The board also noted the requested items are on the ERC list of potentially identifying supplemental data and recommended the researcher work with staff to reduce identifiability or clarify the FERPA exception that would apply.
The board’s action was procedural — declining the supplemental request as written — and did not block future resubmission. Board members said a revised write‑up should specify the new research question, justify benefits to Texas, and describe how any PII concerns would be mitigated.
Members present discussed next steps for the applicant and staff involvement in shaping a permissible resubmission.","The ERC advisory board voted to decline a researcher’s request to add marriage and divorce records to an approved project, citing concerns that it constitutes a new research question and potential personally identifiable information (PII) issues.","actionData","errors"]

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