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'We're walking on eggshells,' say some Graham and Parks staff
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (1211+ words) For the second time in three years, Graham and Parks School Principal Kathleen Smith faces allegations of creating a toxic culture and calls for a change in leadership by parents and staff. Similar allegations were made in 2024, when parents" complaints…...
Your view: Photos from our community
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (151+ words) I had the pleasure of speaking with these precocious students right in the Senate Chamber, and I was inspired by these young kids who were engaged in our discussion and clearly interested in how their government works," said'Di Domenico. It…...
Ahern Field: Plastics should not be our future
4+ day, 11+ min ago (151+ words) Nolan is a Cambridge city councillor. Please consider making a financial contribution to maintain, expand and improve'Cambridge Day. The'June 5 op-ed'on Ahern Field creates a misleading frame: that supporting children's play means supporting artificial turf. It does not. Children need recreation,…...
Harvard grad students end strike
1+ week, 3+ day ago (471+ words) After 40 days of demonstrations, graduate student workers at Harvard University don't have a contract but felt negotiations had shifted palpably, allowing them to end their strike. "The best-case scenario would've been that we have a contract that would serve the…...
CPS names new school leaders and administrators
1+ week, 6+ day ago (439+ words) Three Cambridge schools will welcome new principals at the start of the summer and the district also hired two new administrators, including a legal counsel." Also in July, the district will welcome two more administrators " Tamara "Tamii" Stras will become…...
MIT grad students rally on commencement day, Harvard students picket
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (530+ words) MIT graduate student workers rallied before the university's commencement Thursday, while those at Harvard picketed outside Harvard Yard during graduation ceremonies. The current contract expires on Sunday. Only four half-day bargaining sessions have taken place since April 24. Student workers want…...
Pan-Asian identity at CRLS: heritage, high energy
2+ week, 3+ day ago (774+ words) Inside the walls of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS), the energy was palpable on Friday as the school's Pan-Asian Club kicked off its annual Asian-American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month assembly. The event, open to the entire school, filled the…...
School Committee probes screen usage data
2+ week, 6+ day ago (679+ words) School administrators presented preliminary results of a study on screen usage in class, as the School Committee considers restricting computer use in elementary school. The usage audit looked at instructional time, and found that for grades K-5, Chromebook usage was 98 to…...
Parents push Murphy for answers on 158 Spring Street, Ahern field
3+ week, 6+ day ago (683+ words) At a town hall-style meeting Thursday, parents pressed Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Dave Murphy for specifics about what might go into the empty school building in East Cambridge. Around 50 community members, parents and caregivers, and district administrators attended the meeting…...
CRLS seniors receive bevy of scholarships
4+ week, 1+ day ago (273+ words) Seniors at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) recently received more than $450, 000 in scholarships at an event held April 29 in the school's Fitzgerald Theater. More than half the awarded monies came from the Falcon Pride and MIT Impact Scholarships, which…...