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Claire A. Michal
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Long-Time Volunteer, Substitute Sues CPS Over Disability Discrimination
A longtime volunteer and substitute teacher at Graham and Parks Elementary School is suing Cambridge Public Schools for disability discrimination, alleging that the district prevented her from volunteering because she is in a wheelchair.
With Auxiliary Ballots Counted, David Weinstein Set to Return to Cambridge School Committee
In a shakeup following the first round of preliminary results in the Cambridge elections, incumbent David J. Weinstein won back his seat on the School Committee after auxiliary ballot counts were announced Friday evening.
Cambridge Voters Elect Challengers, Oust 3 Incumbents in School Committee Race
Challengers swept the Cambridge School Committee race in preliminary results released early Wednesday, with voters ousting all but two incumbents running — Elizabeth C.P. Hudson and Richard Harding Jr., both frequent and vocal dissenters against their colleagues.
David Weinstein Aims to Build on Progress, Close Achievement Gaps in Fourth-Term School Committee Run
David J. Weinstein has served for six years on the Cambridge School Committee. As he returns to place yet another bid for a seat on the board, he hopes to tackle the district’s persistent achievement gaps.
Veteran Educator Caroline M.L. Hunter Plans to Address Achievement Gaps in School Committee Reelection Bid
Caroline M.L. Hunter has lived in Cambridge for more than five decades and worked at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School for more than three decades -- she plans to draw on those experiences in her second big for School Committee.
Cambridge Paid Additional $40,000 to Superintendent Search Firm Without Full School Committee’s Knowledge
The City of Cambridge quietly paid The Equity Process — the firm that led the district’s controversial superintendent search — an additional $40,000 without the knowledge of many School Committee members for a large amount of work that was included in their previous contract.
