Cambridge Parent Alleges School Committee Member Broke Open Meeting Law

After a Cambridge Public Schools parent filed a complaint that School Committee member Elizabeth C.P. Hudson violated quorum by sending messages on a parent listserv, Hudson removed herself from the email group on Friday.

Superintendent Recommends Closing Long-Struggling Cambridge Elementary School

Cambridge Public Schools interim superintendent David G. Murphy said he will recommend closing the Kennedy-Longfellow School, a kindergarten through fifth grade school that has suffered from low test scores and under enrollment.

A UPenn Student Accused Her Coach of Sexual Harassment. Harvard Hired Him 3 Months Later.

Harvard’s track and field team recruited an assistant coach in 2023 to lead its throwing squad while he had an ongoing Title IX investigation at the University of Pennsylvania, raising questions about whether Harvard Athletics knew about the complaint during the hiring process.

Superintendent Suggests Cambridge May Close the Kennedy-Longfellow Elementary School

Cambridge Public Schools interim Superintendent David G. Murphy suggested the district may close the Kennedy-Longfellow School in East Cambridge during a School Committee meeting on Tuesday.

CPS Students Question Future Without MCAS Requirements

Passing Ballot Question 2 eliminated the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as a high school graduation requirement. Students were largely unfazed by the change.

Cambridge School Committee Faces ‘Difficult’ Decisions to Close Achievement Gaps

The Cambridge School Committee raised the possibility of school and resource reorganization to close persistent achievement gaps in the district’s standardized test scores at a four-hour meeting on Tuesday night.

Longtime Cambridge Principal Robin Harris Awarded National Humanities Medal

When former Fletcher Maynard Academy principal Robin A. Harris got the call that she won National Humanities Medal, she was shocked. But for Harris’ former students and colleagues, the award was a fitting honor for a principal known for her devotion to her students.

Cambridge To Kick Off Superintendent Search, With Tentative End Date in October 2025

The Cambridge School Committee has gone six months without a plan to hire a permanent superintendent — but a commitment to officially launch the highly anticipated search looks to change that.

Massachusetts Voters Approve Proposition to Eliminate MCAS Graduation Requirement

Massachusetts voters approved a contentious ballot question to eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam as a graduation requirement on Tuesday, marking a major victory for the state’s teachers union.

Ballot Question 2 Spending

Matt Damon, Mike Bloomberg Weigh In On MCAS Ballot Question

In a sprint to the finish line, celebrities, elected officials, and millions of dollars in new donations have flooded the hotly-contested race over Ballot Question 2 over the last two weeks.

Cambridge City Budget Facing ‘Inflection Point,’ Officials Say

As fears of austerity and budget cuts have dawned on Cambridge officials, the City Council and School Committee met Monday to discuss the city’s shaky fiscal position.

8th-Grade Student at Cambridge Street Upper School Dies

An eighth-grade student at Cambridge Street Upper School died on Oct. 17, according to officials at Cambridge Public Schools.

Cambridge Lacks a Permanent Superintendent. The School Committee Is in No Rush.

The Cambridge School Committee lacks a permanent superintendent — or any plan to identify and hire one. But it’s not in any rush.

Ballot Question 2 to Eliminate MCAS Graduation Requirement Divides Cambridge

When Massachusetts voters head to the polls on Nov. 5, all eyes will be on a hotly contested referendum: whether to eliminate a statewide exam as a high school graduation requirement.