Education
School Committee to consider ICE regulations, 158 Spring Street, tech use
After Cambridge kids ring in the first day of school on Tuesday, the School Committee will convene for its first regular meeting of the school year, where it will entertain motions on Smart Glasses use, discuss the future of the Spring Street building, and on immigration protections in schools. Read more Police seeking knife-wielding suspect […]
Winter Hill, Brown schools will merge
Somerville’s School Committee voted 8-1 Monday in favor of merging the Winter Hill Community Innovation School and the Benjamin G. Brown School into one large school where Winter Hill’s building is, with City Council President Lance Davis casting the lone ‘no’ vote. Read more We all scream for ice cream: A roundup of Cambridge and […]
Winter Hill and Brown School fates to be decided at Monday night vote, Brown School merger opposition remains
The fates of the Winter Hill Community Innovation School and the Benjamin G. Brown School, including whether to merge Brown with Winter Hill to make a larger school, will be decided at Monday night’s meeting of the School Committee. Read more Glass Ripples will make waves in Brookline Monday’s committee vote is the final recommendation […]
UnRulyArt helps autistic kids express themselves
Kids gathered in the Orange Gym at Martin Luther King School, where there were different stations set up to let them make art, from spray painting to chalk transfer to scribbling. Read more The CPL’s top 10 July reads At one, a small group of kids squirted paint from tubes onto canvases. Volunteers handed them […]
Murphy says eighth grade algebra report not correct
During a School Committee meeting Tuesday, Superintendent Dave Murphy denied a report that 60% of rising ninth graders at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School would have to retake algebra. He called that figure false, though he did not provide an updated number, saying the district “will be putting additional data out there in the coming […]
HRI hands out Peter Daly Scholarship to recipients for its 20th anniversary
More than 60 people gathered in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stratton Students Center to celebrate this year’s recipients of the 20th annual Homeowner’s Rehab Inc.’s Peter Daly Scholarship. Read more Lobsters are smart, except the ones you eat The scholarship has been running since 2006 and was named after the previous executive director of […]
Cambridge schools climate survey sees divergent responses
Cambridge teachers reported higher satisfaction in categories like “belonging” and “well-being” in this year’s school climate surveys, while principals and administrators reported lower favorability in most categories compared to last year. Read more Cambridge councillors right to stop ShotSpotter In this year’s survey, 65% of teachers reported a sense of belonging and 56% reported a […]
8th grade algebra needs improvement, say parents, educators
Ask parent Janina Matuszeski what she has valued most about her twins’ experience in the Cambridge Public Schools to this point, and she is quick to cite the diversity and teacher quality. Read more World Cup a winner for local businesses If there is one area in which the schools have performed less well in […]
School Committee bids farewell to student representatives
For Cambridge Rindge and Latin School seniors Eva Asraf and Zihaam Jama, receiving their diplomas also marked completing their year of service as student representatives to the School Committee. Read more Ahead of Independence Day, taking stock in Somerville Cambridge high schoolers have served as student advisors to the School Committee for decades. The role […]
Chinese immersion program is renamed after parent pushback
Since 2021, a Mandarin Chinese immersion program that has been a draw for Cambridge families has cut down on its Chinese instruction hours and changed its curriculum. Now, after months of debate between the school district and parents, the program is being renamed. Read more Lander lands Wu endorsement in race against Brownsberger Parents of […]