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Jia-Jing Lee Champions Underrepresented Communities in Bid for School Committee

As a Cambridge Public Schools parent, Jia-Jing Lee has advocated for students with special needs, English language learners, and former Kennedy-Longfellow families. Now, she hopes to take that advocacy to the next level by running for the district’s School Committee.

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City Council Candidates Contest Multifamily Housing Ordinance in Cambridgeport Election Forum

Several challengers in Cambridge’s upcoming city council election roundly criticized incumbents for passing the landmark Multifamily Housing Ordinance earlier this year at a candidates’ forum Wednesday night, dismissing it as a “one size fits all” approach.

Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
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School Committee Urges New Superintendent to Address MCAS Performance Gaps

“These overall gains that we're seeing in a lot of places are exciting, but the continued gaps are extremely distressing,” school committee member David Weinstein said. “That's why we all are so frustrated, because we know that every child should be able to do much better than we are currently supporting every child to do.”

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‘Life-Long Educator’: Caitlin Dube Puts Her Name in the Running for School Committee

Caitlin E. Dube ’05 wants educators to have a seat on the Cambridge School Committee. As a challenger with over a decade of teaching experience, she believes she is up to the task.

David Murphy at Superintendent Public Forum
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Cambridge School Committee Votes to Appoint David Murphy as Permanent Superintendent

The Cambridge School Committee voted to appoint interim superintendent David G. Murphy for the permanent role on Monday, putting an end to a search process that lasted more than a year and was marked by controversy.

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LaQueen Battle Prioritizes Resource Accessibility in Campaigns for Both City Council and School Committee

LaQueen A. Battle, a newcomer to local elections, is the only candidate to take on a dual race — campaigning for a seat on both Cambridge’s City Council and School Committee with a promise to  “make a voice for the community.”

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Residents to Consider Minor Changes to Cambridge Charter in Ballot Measure

This November, Cambridge voters will ratify or reject a draft of the City’s charter that makes minor changes without altering the core of its 85-year-old council-manager form of government.

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Stanislav Rivkin Wants to Upend Cambridge’s ‘Reagonomics’ Policies

Rivkin, the associate director of admissions at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is running for Cambridge City Council to bring his progressive ideals to the body. His priority is to make the city affordable for the bottom 50 percent of earners — one of the biggest issues for voters this cycle.

Lourenço Garcia at Superintendent Forum
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CPS School Committee Was Aware of Superintendent Candidate’s Losses in Crypto Scam Since Summer

The Cambridge School Committee knew the details of Lourenço Garcia’s financial mismanagement earlier this summer, according to a district official familiar with the matter. But members declined to publicly take action on the information — or disclose it to Cambridge residents.

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Cambridge Commission on Immigration Cautions Against Duplicating Immigration Support Services

Cambridge’s Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship cautioned the city against duplicating non-profit services in a Tuesday meeting, amid a push to increase city-run support for residents amid heightened federal immigration enforcement.

Superindentent Candidate Magaly Sanchez
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Cambridge Superintendent Finalists Interviewed by School Committee Ahead of Monday Vote

The Cambridge School Committee publicly interviewed the three superintendent finalists for nearly five hours on Tuesday — the final hurdle in a search rocked by controversy.

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Cambridge Election Commission to Distribute Ballots and Voting Materials Ahead of November Election

As the local election season ramps up, the Cambridge Election Commission met on Tuesday to discuss its plans to distribute information about voting procedures and election logistics.

Massachusetts State House
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Students Mobilize to Put Rent Control on the Ballot in 2026

As a regional housing crisis grinds on in the wider Boston area, Harvard students are mobilizing in an effort to bring back rent control to Massachusetts — three decades after a contentious referendum banned the policy statewide.

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Harvard College Dems Endorse Candidates for Cambridge City Council, School Committee

The Harvard College Democrats endorsed three challengers for local office last week, the club’s latest foray into Cambridge politics amid an increasingly competitive local election cycle.

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Council Greenlights Lower Bow Street Pedestrianization

The City of Cambridge is planning to pedestrianize a section of Lower Bow St. in Harvard Square, prohibiting vehicle access from the stretch between Plympton St. and Dewolfe St.

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