Emily Piper-Vallillo is an Education Reporting Fellow for WBUR.

Formerly, she was a middle school teacher and a research assistant at Project Zero, an education research collaborative. She has freelanced stories for Cambridge Day, Dorchester Reporter, and Schoolyard News. She is interested in everything about people and their schools.

Emily received her bachelor’s degree in the College of Letters from Wesleyan University. She had a master’s in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Originally from New Jersey, she enjoys growing vegetables on her porch and spending time with her partner and her cats.