As educators, we have never supported the MCAS testing system. Now 18 urban school superintendents agree that as we emerge from a pandemic, the test will be disruptive, and there is “no valid purpose” for administering it this spring to students.

Public meetings this week look at a digital equity timeline, outdoor dining and Alewife traffic congestion; the next fiscal year’s budget, department by department; Covid vaccinations for kids and an Eversource brochure backlash; and affordable apartments proposed for 2072 Massachusetts Ave.

Councillors were left threatening another negative budget vote to express frustration over a municipal broadband feasibility study denied by the city manager for years – only for the city manager to tell councillors that it was a “game” they were playing with the jobs of city staff.

The building proposed for 2072 Massachusetts Ave. is everything we’ve stated we want as a city: affordable, family-sized homes that are transit oriented, on a major retail corridor, beautifully designed and environmentally sustainable. It meets all our major goals, and should be applauded.

Given the questionable financial premise of the 2072 Massachusetts Ave. building proposal, the Board of Zoning Appeal should either deny the comprehensive permit application for the current design or request an evaluation of the project finances, as allowed under state rules.

For 20 years, CitySprouts has helped Cambridge children engage with the natural world in which we all live. In our 2021 summer program, we are prioritizing places at our summer program sites for those Cambridge youth who have fewer opportunities for summer learning.

The idea of a municipally owned system would have possibly been a good idea 20-plus years ago, but those days are over.

Zoning is again a hot topic in Cambridge. Information is flying, but like any issue, facts and context matter. We can’t speak to zoning history everywhere in America, but we can speak to Cambridge zoning history.

The city released its long-awaited, 279-page digital equity study Tuesday, publicizing it with nine recommended strategies – including as No. 7 to “develop a strategy that explores municipal and other options for increasing broadband competition” – and an emphasis on existing market solutions.

Our current building laws are rapidly depleting our stock of housing configurations that people can afford – replacing them with higher profit-margin homes catering to predominantly white demographics. By doing nothing, we’re exacerbating displacement.