As elite colleges grow more selective, social media lets a new generation of college content creators offer a tantalizing glimpse of life behind the curtain.

The principal of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Damon Smith, is one of three finalists to become deputy superintendent of Arlington Public Schools.

The city allocated $232 million to the district for the 2022-2023 academic year – 29 percent of its total $801.5 million for the fiscal year – and it is likely this year’s total city funding will be higher.

Despite an attempt more than a year ago by a Cambridge Public Schools working group to bring consistency to the district’s school councils, they are still not managed uniformly in accordance with all local rules or state laws.

The School Committee meeting Tuesday will be the first with a new member: Caroline Hunter, who was elected Thursday in a recount of ballots from November 2021.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has opened more of its campus to the public, bringing access closer to what it was before the Covid pandemic.

Akriti Bhambi resigned from the Cambridge School Committee on Wednesday, saying her departure becomes effective Nov. 15, the date of the next committee meeting.

A second Cambridge public school is on track for a name change to avoid honoring a racist: The Vassal Lane Upper School, whose street may also be renamed.

After extensively upgrading school ventilation starting in 2020 to prevent Covid-19 transmission, Cambridge Public Schools have changed how it’s monitored.

Cambridge Public Schools welcomed first-graders through high school seniors Tuesday to a new academic year, one superintendent Victoria Greer will oversee start to finish.