"Building Teacher Capacity to Interrupt Racism in Schools: Studying the Work of the Center for Racial Justice in Education"

Assistant Professor Adrianna Villavicencio (right) published a report in The Research Alliance for New York City Schools assessing two programs offered by the Center for Racial Justice in Education (CRJE) – Talking about Race, and Racial Justice in Schools.

The title of the report is “Building Teacher Capacity to Interrupt Racism in Schools: Studying the Work of the Center for Racial Justice in Education.” Co-authors are Research Associate Kathryn Hill and Sarah Kleven (Learning Policy Institute).
 
Villavicencio’s research foci include inequities in education, racial equity frameworks, and English learning and immigrant students. She has expertise in research-practice partnerships, mixed-methods research studies, and program evaluation Previously, she served as deputy director at the Research Alliance for New York City Schools, and as a research professor. Villavicencio earned a B.A. in English from Columbia University; an M.A. in English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University; and a Ph.D. in Education Leadership and Policy from NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.  

​Description

​The Center for Racial Justice in Education (CRJE) engaged the Research Alliance to study two of their core program offerings. The first, Talking about Race (TAR), is a one-day workshop that aims to deepen educators’ knowledge about the history of race and racism in the US; strengthen their understanding of how racial bias affects their lives, their teaching, and their students’ lives; and help educators identify anti-racism educational practice. The second was a new, year-long program called Racial Justice in Schools (RJIS), which was designed to provide more sustained coaching and support around the creation of racially equitable learning environments. Drawing on surveys and interviews with participating educators, as well as program and meeting observations, our report to CRJE presents findings about both programs.