Adriana Villavicencio, PhD
@adrianaruth.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at NYU. Author of award-winning book: Am I My Brother's Keeper? https://bit.ly/3TJ3t6Y
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Counter-narratives from Spanish and mandarin-speaking parents navigating school choice in the United States
Research on school choice has documented the experiences of parents navigating choice systems, but there is little research on experiences of non-English speaking parents in particular. This paper ...
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Excited to share our NEW PAPER. Research on school choice has widely documented the experiences of parents navigating choice systems, but there is little research that draws on the stories of non-English speaking parents in the U.S. 1/2
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This was an engaging conversation with two longtime leaders and the hosts of FocusED School Leadership Podcast. I reflect on my research in NYC and organizational leadership to offer up some lessons learned and concrete approaches for enacting change and transformation.
Episode 79 of the FocusED School Leadership Podcast with Guest Dr. Adriana Villavicencio - TheSchoolHouse302
Breaking Barriers with Dr. Adriana VillavicencioThis is Season 6, Episode 11 of FocusED, and it features our guest, Dr. Adriana Villavicencio; we discuss Episode 79 of the FocusED School Leadership Po...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This was an engaging conversation with two longtime leaders and the hosts of FocusED School Leadership Podcast. I reflect on my research in NYC and organizational leadership to offer up some lessons learned and concrete approaches for enacting change and transformation.
Reposted by Adriana Villavicencio, PhD
Columbia and Brown, by settling, have encouraged this tactic. Authoritarians are emboldened by capitulation, and they won't stop until the cost outweighs the benefits.
Breaking: NSF is suspending roughly 300 grants with UCLA, following a DOJ finding on Tuesday that the university violated Title VI by "creating a hostile educational environment for Jewish and Israeli students."
July 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Columbia and Brown, by settling, have encouraged this tactic. Authoritarians are emboldened by capitulation, and they won't stop until the cost outweighs the benefits.
Reposted by Adriana Villavicencio, PhD
I mean it is the administration of the lowest of lows.
July 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I mean it is the administration of the lowest of lows.
I remember buying books when there weren't enough for the kids, printer paper to make copies, chalk, markers, pencils, snacks. Moreover, we often internalized these purchases as a responsibility instead of what they were - a reflection of a system gone terribly wrong.
94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
July 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I remember buying books when there weren't enough for the kids, printer paper to make copies, chalk, markers, pencils, snacks. Moreover, we often internalized these purchases as a responsibility instead of what they were - a reflection of a system gone terribly wrong.
Excited to share our NEW PAPER. Research on school choice has widely documented the experiences of parents navigating choice systems, but there is little research that draws on the stories of non-English speaking parents in the U.S. 1/2
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Counter-narratives from Spanish and mandarin-speaking parents navigating school choice in the United States
Research on school choice has documented the experiences of parents navigating choice systems, but there is little research on experiences of non-English speaking parents in particular. This paper ...
www.tandfonline.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Excited to share our NEW PAPER. Research on school choice has widely documented the experiences of parents navigating choice systems, but there is little research that draws on the stories of non-English speaking parents in the U.S. 1/2
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Adriana Villavicencio, PhD
School choice research often does not center #AAPI experiences. In the Winter 2024 issue of #HarvardEdReview, Tiffany Wu, @adrianaruth.bsky.social, and Verenisse Ponce Soria expand our understanding of how AAPI parents’ racial preferences shape school selection: https://bit.ly/4gB75C2
January 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
School choice research often does not center #AAPI experiences. In the Winter 2024 issue of #HarvardEdReview, Tiffany Wu, @adrianaruth.bsky.social, and Verenisse Ponce Soria expand our understanding of how AAPI parents’ racial preferences shape school selection: https://bit.ly/4gB75C2
Reposted by Adriana Villavicencio, PhD
How do racial attitudes influence #AAPI parents’ #SchoolChoice decisions? Tiffany Wu, @adrianaruth.bsky.social, and Verenisse Ponce Soria reveal how diversity, safety, and the model minority myth shape preferences in the new issue of #HarvardEdReview: https://bit.ly/4gB75C2
January 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
How do racial attitudes influence #AAPI parents’ #SchoolChoice decisions? Tiffany Wu, @adrianaruth.bsky.social, and Verenisse Ponce Soria reveal how diversity, safety, and the model minority myth shape preferences in the new issue of #HarvardEdReview: https://bit.ly/4gB75C2
NEW PAPER. Within our broader study of a school choice policy designed to reduce racial segregation, we draw on interviews conducted in English and Mandarin with Asian American parents to examine how they conceptualize school diversity and how, or if, race influences their school choices.
Racial Attitudes Among Asian American Parents and Their Influence on School Choice
In this article Tiffany Wu, Adriana Villavicencio, and Verenisse Ponce Soria investigate how Asian American parents define and understand diversity and explore how racial attitudes influence parents’ ...
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December 12, 2024 at 3:39 PM
NEW PAPER. Within our broader study of a school choice policy designed to reduce racial segregation, we draw on interviews conducted in English and Mandarin with Asian American parents to examine how they conceptualize school diversity and how, or if, race influences their school choices.
Reposted by Adriana Villavicencio, PhD
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November 20, 2024 at 5:22 AM
🚨 Are you presenting at #UCEA this week in Los Angeles? ☀️
Reply and we'll add you to our educational leadership starter pack!
Tag your favorite scholars or essential resources/organizations for our field.
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#EdLeadership #UCEA2024 #EduSky #LeadershipMatters
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One of my NYU students! Check it out.
Hi all! 👋🏼 Excited to make my debut as a presenter at UCEA next week! If you’re around, swing by or let’s connect! 🥳
November 20, 2024 at 7:58 PM
One of my NYU students! Check it out.