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City and school district leaders to speak at panel for immigrant students
Cambridge residents will hear from city and school district leaders about supporting immigrant students in the public schools at a Wednesday night panel. Read more Football team dominates for second straight week The event, hosted at Cambridge Public Library’s main branch, will feature a discussion with school district Superintendent David Murphy, Vice-Mayor Burhan Azeem and […]
Cambridge preschool choice lottery will open, vacant school building’s future undecided
Families with preschool students will begin to rank their preferences for next year’s school placements before a decision is made on what will move into the empty building at 158 Spring Street. Read more Cambridge braces for SNAP and MassHealth Cuts The preschool school choice lottery – Cambridge’s way of collecting family preference for school […]
Union members in Cambridge to begin school year under expired contracts
The roughly 1,500 school district staff represented by the Cambridge Education Association will begin the school year with expired contracts after over 17 bargaining sessions with the school committee failed to produce a finalized agreement for any of the union’s five bargaining units. Read more This week in Cambridge and Somerville: Outdoor screenings, Grooversity and […]
Union contract proposals will mean “18% increase” to district budget in first year, Murphy says
Superintendent Dave Murphy said Thursday in an update on contract negotiations between the district and the Cambridge Education Association that the union’s proposals would require an “estimated 18% increase to the CPS operating budget” within the first year of implementation. Read more Campaign 2026: With six weeks to go, a roundup of candidate fundraising Dollar […]
Union rallies for higher wages outside of School Committee
Around 60 people with the school district’s largest labor union gathered before Tuesday’s meeting of the Cambridge School Committee for higher wages amid ongoing contract negotiations. Read more Lacrosse team makes remarkable comeback Members of the Cambridge Education Association (CEA) rallied outside of the Dr. Henrietta Attles Meeting Room before the School Committee meeting, then […]
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 […]