School Committee is sworn in, electing vice chair and gearing up to address Covid and other issues
School Committee members were sworn in Monday, elected Rachel Weinstein to be vice chair for the term and agreed to hold off on changing the rules under which they operate until the amendments could be reviewed fully.
Schools delay January reopening to Wednesday, giving time for staff, students to be Covid tested
Cambridge Public Schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday so Covid tests can be administered to staff and students, then reopen Wednesday, a move meant to reduce “unnecessary quarantines later this week and beyond.”
School Committee cancels meeting on Greer becoming permanent superintendent Jan. 1 (Updated)
A special meeting of the School Committee on Tuesday has only one agenda item: ratifying a contract for Victoria Greer to become superintendent of Cambridge Public Schools effective Jan. 1.
Cambridge superintendent will get settlement from town of Sharon over discrimination filing
The town of Sharon is expected to reach a $750,000 settlement Wednesday with Cambridge’s acting superintendent of schools, Victoria Greer, over a racial discrimination complaint filed with the state.
Student walkout around sexual assault concerns shows persistence of problem since 2016 protest
Nearly one-quarter of the city’s high schoolers walked out of classes Tuesday to bring attention to the impact of sexual assault and harassment on students, despite a similar walkout being held more than five years earlier leading to an “action plan” that got enthusiastic support in 2017.
Teen health survey arriving at charged moment reports ‘historic’ level of mental health struggle
The city’s latest teen health survey has some data that rattled participants at a Tuesday meeting, including a “historic” level of mental health struggle among kids, several dozens of whom had thoughts of suicide over the past months.
Schools’ value as polling places could be a factor in union negotiations for the academic calendar
To some administrators’ dismay, election commissioners called schools some of the most stable places to hold balloting in the city’s 34 precincts – and other officials looked for ways to ensure the relationship continues.
Students must soon show proof of vaccination for extracurriculars and sports, committee says
All age-eligible students in Cambridge Public Schools must be vaccinated against Covid-19 or lose out on extracurricular activities starting Nov. 29, the School Committee decided in accepting a recommendation by interim superintendent Victoria Greer.
Schools reopen after 18 months of coronavirus, presenting questions for a new superintendent
The first day of Cambridge Public Schools found interim superintendent Victoria Greer greeting students and staff at the Haggerty School and taking questions about how the district welcomes back students after 18 months of coronavirus.
District and unions unite on mandatory vaccines, but 35% of staffers didn’t respond to jabs survey
Public school students will be back in classes by Monday, making district staff vaccinations a hot topic – but perhaps surprisingly given the ongoing national debate, not a controversial one.
