Greer to return to city as interim superintendent after School Committee vote; contract talks await
Victoria Greer, former assistant superintendent of student services at Cambridge Public Schools from 2013 through 2017, is expected to return as interim superintendent after a School Committee vote Thursday.
School district gets $8.9M to go in-person safely as American Rescue Plan funds freed, Clark says
There’s $8.9 million set aside for Cambridge Public Schools in the American Rescue Plan, part of more than $3.1 billion in emergency education funding statewide, U.S. Rep. and assistant speaker of the House Katherine Clark said Monday.
Finalist leaves field for interim superintendent, leaving Greer or Metcalf to take over in summer
The search for an interim superintendent of the Cambridge Public Schools has narrowed, with one of three candidates withdrawing from consideration.
School Committee has announced three finalists for interim superintendent; forums to be April 8
The School Committee has identified three finalists to move forward in the interview process for an interim school superintendent, as well as a schedule of candidate forums to meet them.
Schools figuring out full-time in-person classes for April up to Grade 8 after order they be offered
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced new requirements for district schools last week, mandating that districts offer students the option of full-time in-person and remote classes for five days a week beginning in April.
State adds 400,000 educators to list for vaccine; Health Alliance says it is working with schools
Cambridge Health Alliance is working with local public schools to support Covid-19 vaccination efforts of teachers beginning next week.
Tight timeline to find a schools superintendent, starting with an interim leader in place by July 1
An interim Cambridge Public Schools superintendent will begin work July 1 and serve through the end of the academic year so a search for a permanent superintendent can begin in the summer, with the goal of an accepted offer by October and a start date in July 2022.
Friends of CRLS will present more than $70,000 this year to high schoolers, most to Class of 2021
Friends of Cambridge Rindge & Latin School has committed to present $70,750 in scholarships this spring, an increase of $15,250 above the scholarship total last year made possible by hundreds of donors and sponsors. The 45 awards range from $500 to $5,000.
School district budget process has new problem: Keeping virtual meetings on track after an attack
School district community budget meetings are off to a rocky start, with the first meeting Jan. 28 cut short when it was Zoombombed and a second meeting Saturday delayed as staff and the public wrestled with registration procedures put in place to safeguard against more disruptions.
Remote classes unaffected, but CPS website continues to suffer from problems with host
The Cambridge Public Schools website continued to be unstable Monday, as the site veered from fully online to completely offline.
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