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Claire A. Michal

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Memorial Hall
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Memorial Hall

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.

The Garage from Mt. Auburn
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The Garage from Mt. Auburn

Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage
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Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage

Cambridge School Committee Meeting 4/15
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Cambridge School Committee Meeting 4/15

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.

Cambridge School Committee Finance Meeting
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Cambridge School Committee Finance Meeting

CRLS
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.

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.

Cambridge Public Schools Budget Meeting
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Cambridge Public Schools Budget Meeting

Dancers in Ghungroo 2025
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Dancers in Ghungroo 2025

“Ghungroo: Rooted” marked the 37th year of the student production. In an email last month, the Office for the Arts at Harvard criticized Ghungroo members over their conduct in the Agassiz Theatre.

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.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas Speaks at Institute of Politics JFK Jr. Forum
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Alejandro N. Mayorkas Speaks at Institute of Politics JFK Jr. Forum

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