Suspension of two for mass MCAS resistance brings challenge by educators: Punish us also
Lines in the sand are being drawn in the district’s decision to suspend two teachers without pay for a day for declining to participate in administering the MCAS tests to students. A letter supporting the two educators signed by 189 educators was delivered to superintendent Kenneth Salim’s office.
MCAS opponents: 52. Punished for it: Two. Suspension for one is students’ graduation
Two Cambridge Public Schools educators out of 52 have been suspended without pay for a day for declining to administer the MCAS tests to elementary school students this spring.
Several options in free Covid vaccine for kids, maybe with side of ice cream for 12-and-ups
Cambridge health officials are working to bring students aged 12 and older the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine starting next week. It is a two-dose vaccine, so two free appointments spaced roughly three weeks apart will be necessary.
Hybrid grad ceremony, open-air Starlight party offer seniors their moment as coronavirus ebbs
Seniors at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and the High School Extension Program will graduate next month, marking the milestone with hybrid events – including an in-person diploma ceremony at Danehy Park – that edge toward pre-pandemic routine.
Full-time, in-person classes back at high school with 47% of students opting in, officials report
The Cambridge Rindge and Latin School welcomed students to full-time, in-person classes Monday, one week ahead of the mandated reopening of all high schools issued by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in late April.
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.
