Emily Piper-Vallillo (she/her)
@emilypv.bsky.social
Education Reporter @WBUR, Boston’s NPR Station / former middle school teacher, current education nerd / reach me at emilypv@bu.edu
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A Peabody teacher won't return to the classroom after comments about Charlie Kirk. Educators and other workers around the country have been disciplined for posts about the conservative activist since his death this month.
Peabody teacher resigns as district investigates Charlie Kirk posts
One teacher has left the Peabody school district while another remains on leave during an ongoing investigation into alleged comments posted on social media about Charlie Kirk.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A Peabody teacher won't return to the classroom after comments about Charlie Kirk. Educators and other workers around the country have been disciplined for posts about the conservative activist since his death this month.
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Dr. Joan Brugge's research into breast cancer has slowed way, way down, after Trump froze billions of dollars of grants to Harvard, including hers.
A quest to end breast cancer slows as the Trump-Harvard dispute drags on
Dr. Joan Brugge's research into breast cancer is one of hundreds of projects at Harvard caught up in an ongoing dispute with the Trump administration over the university’s handling of antisemitism on ...
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September 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Dr. Joan Brugge's research into breast cancer has slowed way, way down, after Trump froze billions of dollars of grants to Harvard, including hers.
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Gov. Maura Healey convened the Statewide Graduation Council after voters last fall eliminated the use of the MCAS as a graduation requirement. The "vision of a graduate" released Wednesday is its first work product.
In place of MCAS, panel envisions requirements that high school grads be 'thinkers' and 'leaders'
Gov. Maura Healey convened the Statewide Graduation Council after voters last fall eliminated the use of the MCAS as a graduation requirement. The "vision of a graduate" released Wednesday is its firs...
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September 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Gov. Maura Healey convened the Statewide Graduation Council after voters last fall eliminated the use of the MCAS as a graduation requirement. The "vision of a graduate" released Wednesday is its first work product.
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Froggy “borrowed” my tools of the trade to remind you that @wbur.org =INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM=CORNERSTONE OF DEMOCRACY=DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Congress canceled all federal funding of public media. WBUR needs your support. Please give at wbur.org/game-on or call 800-909-WBUR. Thanks! And ribbet.
September 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Froggy “borrowed” my tools of the trade to remind you that @wbur.org =INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM=CORNERSTONE OF DEMOCRACY=DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Congress canceled all federal funding of public media. WBUR needs your support. Please give at wbur.org/game-on or call 800-909-WBUR. Thanks! And ribbet.
I’m stepping away temporarily for maternity leave, and looking forward to reconnecting in 2026.
September 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I’m stepping away temporarily for maternity leave, and looking forward to reconnecting in 2026.
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Hundreds of students have left Chelsea public schools this year, as families exit a community — and a state — that’s become a prime target for immigration enforcement.
Chelsea school enrollment drops as ICE cracks down on Mass.
Hundreds of students have left Chelsea public schools this year, as families exit a community — and a state — that’s become a prime target for immigration enforcement.
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September 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Hundreds of students have left Chelsea public schools this year, as families exit a community — and a state — that’s become a prime target for immigration enforcement.
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Telehealth vans parked outside Harvard and Northeastern are connecting college students with counseling support. The effort is especially geared toward Jewish students who have experienced antisemitism, but no student is turned away.
A mobile wellness initiative is providing drive-by therapy to Mass. college students
Telehealth vans parked outside Harvard and Northeastern are connecting college students with counseling support.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Telehealth vans parked outside Harvard and Northeastern are connecting college students with counseling support. The effort is especially geared toward Jewish students who have experienced antisemitism, but no student is turned away.
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The Kirk followers last night on Boston Common + protesters
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Charlie Kirk fans hold vigil in front of State House
Hundreds gathered in front of the State House for a vigil to mourn Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing activist assassinated last week.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Kirk followers last night on Boston Common + protesters
www.wbur.org/news/2025/09... @wbur.org @stephaniembrown.bsky.social Rachell Sanchez-Smith Jesse Costa
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@wbur.org is looking for its next round of fellows and applications are open. I learned so much as a WBUR fellow in 2023. Consider applying! www.wbur.org/inside/newsr...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
@wbur.org is looking for its next round of fellows and applications are open. I learned so much as a WBUR fellow in 2023. Consider applying! www.wbur.org/inside/newsr...
I got to break down Harvards legal victory over federal funding with @tizianadearing.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...
Breaking down Harvard's big federal funding win in court
WBUR's Emily Piper-Vallillo joins WBUR's Morning Edition to unpack a Boston judge's order to restore federal research funds.
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September 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I got to break down Harvards legal victory over federal funding with @tizianadearing.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...
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@harvard.edu wins a round in its legal fight with the Trump admin www.wbur.org/news/2025/09... @wbur.org
Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs sided with the Ivy League school in ruling that the cuts amounted to illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of White House demands for changes to its governa...
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September 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
@harvard.edu wins a round in its legal fight with the Trump admin www.wbur.org/news/2025/09... @wbur.org
What was once a routine journey back to school for the roughly 80,000 international students on Massachusetts campuses now feels laden with risk. www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
For international students, it's back to school but not back to normal
New hurdles by the Trump administration are unnerving some international students hoping to make it back to campus.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
What was once a routine journey back to school for the roughly 80,000 international students on Massachusetts campuses now feels laden with risk. www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
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For Boston's fall rental season: A big drop in international students, due to Trump admin visa policies @wbur.org Carrie Jung
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International students are signing fewer Boston leases amid uncertain future
Some Boston realtors who work in neighborhoods near large universities attribute the slowdown to new student visa processing protocols under the Trump administration.
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August 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
For Boston's fall rental season: A big drop in international students, due to Trump admin visa policies @wbur.org Carrie Jung
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“The group, who are all Harvard alumni, wrote that any settlement to end the administration's investigations into antisemitism on campus would signal that "politically driven coercion," rather than legal merit, is a viable way to gain compliance.“ www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
National Democrats threaten Harvard with investigation if they make a deal with Trump
Fourteen members of Congress threatened "rigorous Congressional oversight and inquiry" if Harvard University agrees to fines and policy changes demanded by the Trump administration.
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August 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“The group, who are all Harvard alumni, wrote that any settlement to end the administration's investigations into antisemitism on campus would signal that "politically driven coercion," rather than legal merit, is a viable way to gain compliance.“ www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
“Shock and sadness reverberated through the public media system Friday.” www.npr.org/2025/08/01/n...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it's winding down operations after President Trump signed a law rescinding all funding.
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August 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“Shock and sadness reverberated through the public media system Friday.” www.npr.org/2025/08/01/n...
President Trump says on Truth Social “woke is officially dead at Brown” after settlement reached with Brown University.
July 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
President Trump says on Truth Social “woke is officially dead at Brown” after settlement reached with Brown University.
Following columbia Brown strikes a deal with the federal government. But for less. www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...
Brown University strikes agreement to restore federal funding
Brown University on Wednesday announced a deal with the Trump administration to regain access to federal research funding and end investigations into alleged discrimination.
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July 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Following columbia Brown strikes a deal with the federal government. But for less. www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...
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Today's letter of the day is A for Accessibility! GBH has led the way in media accessibility innovation for decades. And Executive Director of Accessibility Donna Danielewski has helped to continue that legacy ever since she stepped through our doors 17 years ago.
July 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Today's letter of the day is A for Accessibility! GBH has led the way in media accessibility innovation for decades. And Executive Director of Accessibility Donna Danielewski has helped to continue that legacy ever since she stepped through our doors 17 years ago.
I got to be in the courtroom as lawyers for Harvard and the White House returned presented their arguments over the $2.5 billions in funding cuts. Here are some of the more memorable moments. www.wbur.org/npr/nx-s1-54...
Lawyers for Harvard and Trump square off in court in Boston
With more than $2 billion in federal research grants at stake, the two sides argued before a federal judge about the legality of the White House's cancellation of those funds to Harvard.
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July 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I got to be in the courtroom as lawyers for Harvard and the White House returned presented their arguments over the $2.5 billions in funding cuts. Here are some of the more memorable moments. www.wbur.org/npr/nx-s1-54...
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The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television. The vote is a major step toward winding down nearly six decades of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.
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July 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television. The vote is a major step toward winding down nearly six decades of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Trump admin continues its stunning pursuit of Harvard @wbur.org @emilypv.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...
Trump administration takes aim at Harvard’s accreditation status
The federal government sent a similar letter last month to the accrediting agency for Columbia University, accusing the school of violating civil rights laws.
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July 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Trump admin continues its stunning pursuit of Harvard @wbur.org @emilypv.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...
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The bill passed today, 218 to 214, after Republican leaders in the House of Representatives convinced holdouts in their own party to get in line behind the controversial legislation.
House Republicans pass Trump's mega bill, sending the package to his desk to be signed
The Republican leaders overcame objections from within their own party, marking a victory in their quest to fulfill President Trump's campaign promises.
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July 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The bill passed today, 218 to 214, after Republican leaders in the House of Representatives convinced holdouts in their own party to get in line behind the controversial legislation.