Marcela Rodrigues

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Marcela Rodrigues

In elementary school, Pires was told she couldn’t keep up with her peers, the words forming like a steady drum beat in her mind. But they only made her stronger. Once she started high school at Boston Arts Academy, Pires was determined she would beat the stereotype that athletes can’t succeed in academics too. “As a young Black girl, sometimes they don’t expect you to be at the top of your class,” she said. “Once I hit high school, I was like ‘this is my time.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Marcela Rodrigues

Fifteen years after a federal investigation found that Boston Public Schools had violated the rights of thousands of English learners, the Trump administration is ending an agreement that subjected the district to additional scrutiny from the federal government, according to a letter obtained by the Globe. The findings led to an agreement with the federal government that required BPS to monitor every school’s progress and provide annual reports to the Department of Justice.

1 month ago | azdailysun.com | Marcela Rodrigues

Texas’ public colleges face a major overhaul that would shift more power over what’s taught and who’s hired to politically connected regents, furthering Republican leaders’ efforts to exert control over universities they see as overtaken by liberal bias. Governor-appointed regents could veto nearly any campus-based decision, cut core classes they determine not “foundational and fundamental” and have more oversight across public universities in the state under Senate Bill 37.

1 month ago | marshallnewsmessenger.com | Marcela Rodrigues

Texas’ public colleges face a major overhaul that would shift more power over what’s taught and who’s hired to politically connected regents, furthering Republican leaders’ efforts to exert control over universities they see as overtaken by liberal bias. Governor-appointed regents could veto nearly any campus-based decision, cut core classes they determine not “foundational and fundamental” and have more oversight across public universities in the state under Senate Bill 37.

1 month ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Marcela Rodrigues

Texas' public colleges face a major overhaul that would shift more power over what's taught and who's hired to politically connected regents, furthering Republican leaders' efforts to exert control over universities they see as overtaken by liberal bias. Governor-appointed regents could veto nearly any campus-based decision, cut core classes they determine not "foundational and fundamental" and have more oversight across public universities in the state under Senate Bill 37.