Looking at Covid-19 data from county and state moves schools toward end of in-person learning
The three metrics that act as a barometer for Covid-19 infections in Cambridge Public Schools are nearing the thresholds that will trigger the closing of in-person learning.
Coronavirus ended district enrollment growth despite safety measures of city’s public schools
Parents have taken 402 elementary-age students out of Cambridge Public Schools this year, making for the first decline in enrollment since the 2006-2007 academic year and ending 13 consecutive years of enrollment growth, district officials said.
In reopened schools, one student tests positive, staff Covid screening data low in an ‘aberration’
The first reported case of a Cambridge Public Schools student who tested positive for Covid-19 was revealed by the state over the weekend, while district officials reported 490 tests administered to a staff of roughly 1,000 people in district buildings.
Q&A: How the city, schools and state cooperate on coronavirus testing and results day to day
Kristin Ward, performance management and quality improvement specialist at Cambridge’s Public Health Department, answered questions ob how the department works with Cambridge Public Schools administrators to respond to Covid-19 issues.
Nearly 300 teachers wanted Covid adjustments, committee learns at update on reopened schools
The first yellow school buses reappeared on Cambridge streets last week, and an initial glimpse into the reopening of the public schools was provided at the School Committee meeting on Tuesday.
Coronavirus testing will be ‘easily accessible’ throughout schools, twice weekly for staffers
All public school staff working in-person will be provided with free Covid-19 testing twice a week and see a range of other safety measures, the Cambridge Public Schools and Cambridge Public Health Department said Friday.
Public schools will be all remote to October (updated)
All grades will be fully remote in reopened Cambridge Public Schools until Oct. 13, superintendent Kenneth Salim said Wednesday. “We can’t meet the requirements to keep people safe,” he said, according to people familiar with the conversation.
Letter from Cambridge Education Association denounces hybrid reopening plan for schools
The Cambridge Education Association sent an open letter signed with hundreds of names to the School Committee demanding that the academic year begin with remote-only classes.
Officials vote warily on school reopening plan, mostly remote, with many ways to pull the plug
The School Committee voted Thursday on a model to reopen schools after two meetings that ran more than six hours each, peppered with passionate public comment, detailed presentations on protocols and learning methods, extensive questions from committee members and expert input.
Vote for how to reopen schools set for Tuesday, but educators have doubts on proposal models
The sheer amount of complicated information and the concerns of stakeholders made it impossible to vote yet on a model to reopen schools in the fall, many School Committee members said, although they are supposed to vote early in the coming week.
