Education
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 […]
CRLS senior wins state LGBTQ+ award
A recent graduate of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) is one of 10 students to be awarded a state leadership award for his LGBTQ+ advocacy. Read more Toy Story’s 5th another fine production Finn Graham was awarded the Jeff Perrotti Award from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ+ Youth in late May for working to expand the […]
Harvard grad students end strike
After 40 days of demonstrations, graduate student workers at Harvard University don’t have a contract but felt negotiations had shifted palpably, allowing them to end their strike. Read more Cambridge police have to remove ShotSpotter. Officers aren’t happy Harvard Graduate Students Union – United Auto Workers Local 5118, the union representing over 4,000 graduate student […]
BB&N wins second quiz show championship
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School won its second High School Quiz Show championship in dramatic fashion, coming from behind in the last round to defeat Sharon High School in a match which first aired on the High School Quiz Show YouTube Channel on May 14. Read more Pan-Asian identity at CRLS: heritage, high energy “Sharon […]
School Committee probes screen usage data
School administrators presented preliminary results of a study on screen usage in class, as the School Committee considers restricting computer use in elementary school. Read more Higher parking fees on the way, and perhaps direct election of mayors Most in-school screen time is instructional, the study found, with the heaviest use in high school, according […]
Parents push Murphy for answers on 158 Spring Street, Ahern field
At a town hall-style meeting Thursday, parents pressed Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Dave Murphy for specifics about what might go into the empty school building in East Cambridge. Read more Cambridge responds to shooting with resources, community events Around 50 community members, parents and caregivers, and district administrators attended the meeting with Murphy on the […]
CRLS seniors receive bevy of scholarships
Seniors at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) recently received more than $450,000 in scholarships at an event held April 29 in the school’s Fitzgerald Theater. Read more ShotSpotter vote evokes strong feelings at City Council Some 210 individual awards of 110 scholarships — totaling $464,700 — were awarded at the annual CRLS Scholarship Ceremony. […]
Is the Amigos School headed to Spring Street?
With a School Committee decision looming on the future of 158 Spring Street, former home of the Kennedy-Longfellow School, one strong option seems to be a new space for the Amigos School, currently housed off of Central Square. Read more A new walking trail steps us through our urban wilds When asked about possibilities for […]
Baldwin School boosts enrollment, classroom shuffling to come
Parents at Baldwin School are urging administrators to protect the school’s beloved art room, a staple of the Cambridge elementary school for 16 years. The room is perhaps the most bitter casualty of the classroom reshuffling that is slated to occur in the next school year as the district seeks to accommodate increased enrollment numbers. […]