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Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Exterior Entrance
City Politics

People’s Forum on Graduation Readiness Held After Vote to Eliminate MCAS

After a November ballot measure eliminated the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as a state graduation requirement, officials on Beacon Hill are developing new guidelines to define graduation readiness. Cambridge and Somerville residents are working to ensure their voices are heard in the process.

Interim Superintendent David Murphy
Cambridge Schools

Cambridge School Committee Applications for Superintendent Open on Friday

Cambridge Public Schools will begin accepting applications for the Superintendent position at the end of this week, aiming to start candidate interviews before the end of the school year and confirm their choice before the November committee elections.

Cambridge School Committee Meeting 4/15
Cambridge Schools

CPS Will Adjust Graduation Requirements After Removal of MCAS

After a November ballot measure removed the MCAS as a state-wide graduation requirement, districts are finding new metrics to set graduation standards. For current Cambridge students, not much will change.

Kennedy-Longfellow School
Harvard in the City

‘A Nice Send-Off Concert:’ HRO Performs For Students, Teachers At K-Lo

This year, the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra has performed orchestral masterpieces, from Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 to excerpts from Gustav Holst’s “The Planets.” Now, the ensemble can add the viral Russian meme song “Sigma Sigma Boy” to their repertoire.

School Buses outside Graham and Parks Elementary
Cambridge Schools

A Year After Disability Discrimination Complaint, CPS Parent Says District Must Do More

In March of last year, John H. Summers, a Cambridge parent whose son has autism, filed a complaint against Cambridge Public Schools about disability based discrimination in transportation. After a year, the district has taken steps to improve, but Summers says there is still a long way to go.

Cambridge School Committee Finance Meeting
Cambridge City Council

Cambridge School Committee Passes FY26 Budget in 5-2 Vote

The Cambridge School Committee voted 5-2 to adopt the $280 million dollar FY26 budget within three minutes of entering discussion at a Tuesday meeting — and after nearly four months of planning.

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Cambridge Schools

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Cambridge Schools

CPS Will Retain All Paraprofessional Staff From Kennedy-Longfellow

Cambridge Public Schools Interim Superintendent David G. Murphy confirmed that the district will be retaining all paraprofessional staff from the Kennedy-Longfellow school at a Wednesday budget meeting.

Looking Up Department of Education
Cambridge Schools

Trump’s Dismantling of Ed Department Will Have ‘Functionally Zero’ Impact on CPS, District Officials Say

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling to dismantle the Department of Education — a change that will have “minimal” impact on Cambridge Public Schools, according to district officials.

Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Main Entrance
Cambridge Schools

Parents, Staff Ask CPS To Budget for More Paraprofessional Staffing, But Superintendent Is Skeptical

Cambridge Public Schools parents and staff advocated for increased paraprofessional staffing — with no success — at a Tuesday School Committee meeting on the district’s fiscal year 2026 budget.

Cambridge Public Schools Budget Meeting
Cambridge Schools

CPS Will Increase Staffing At Schools Receiving Kennedy-Longfellow Students

Cambridge Public School officials plan to increase the number of teachers and paraprofessionals at the King Open and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. elementary schools to account for the influx of students from the recently closed Kennedy-Longfellow School.

Kennedy-Longfellow School
Cambridge Schools

Cambridge Public Schools Plans Renovations to Kennedy-Longfellow School Building

Cambridge Public Schools is planning significant building upgrades for the Kennedy-Longfellow School building following its closure later this year, according to Interim Superintendent David G. Murphy during a Monday night Building and Grounds Subcommittee meeting.

School Committee Meeting 3/4
City Politics

CPS Will Continue Collecting Data on Transgender Students’ Identities, Despite Federal Changes

As the Trump administration rolls back protections for LGBTQ individuals, CPS Interim Superintendent David G. Murphy said district surveys will continue to recognize transgender and LGBTQ identities.

Kennedy-Longfellow School
Cambridge Schools

‘Set Up To Fail’: How Students and Funds Drained From Kennedy-Longfellow

After an unanimous vote to close the Kennedy-Longfellow elementary school, K-Lo parents and CPS staff said that the district’s controlled choice system — which allows parents to rank preferences for their children’s school— failed K-Lo.

Kennedy-Longfellow School
Cambridge Schools

Families at Kennedy Longfellow Receive School Placements After Closure

More than 200 students at the Kennedy Longfellow School received their new school placements on Feb. 10 as Cambridge Public Schools prepares to shut down the elementary school after this academic year.

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