Attend meetings on winter costs, mall makeover, getting independent legal advice for City Council
Public meetings this week look at independent counsel for elected officials, renter credit checks and the city’s winter expenses; design review on two lab buildings that will begin transforming the CambridgeSide mall; the city’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic; and an interim schools superintendent.
Attend meetings on lower majorities for zoning, pool repair, MCAS tests and ice cream from a lab
Public meetings this week look at passing zoning more easily, and a Green New Deal; opting out of the MCAS test and a vocational education coalition; the Volpe redevelopment in Kendall Square; “missing middle” zoning; a Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream in Cambridgeport; and much more.
With faculty coming from closing Becker College, Lesley University moves into video game design
Lesley University is adding an interactive media program to its College of Art and Design starting in the fall, to be led by six faculty from the closing Becker College, Lesley announced Tuesday.
Sweet Souls oral history project amplifies voices from the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House
Eight “Sweet Souls” narrators recount not just their life stories, but the ways the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House weaves through them.
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.
Quiet courage: Groundbreaking Maria Baldwin and the racial politics of education in Cambridge
As the only teacher of color in the city, an ascent to principal and its attendant public scrutiny was more than Maria Baldwin felt capable of taking on. But she allowed herself eventually to be persuaded and moved from being one of its most beloved teachers to becoming its beloved leader.
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.
The simple solution to desegregating schools: Desegregate the neighborhoods feeding them
School reforms alone will not change persistent inequalities. The most effective solution is through, comprehensive zoning reform and enforcement of fair housing laws on the state and local levels.
In overcoming obstacles of vaccination signups, parent volunteers were teachers’ secret weapon
At The Maria L. Baldwin School in the Agassiz neighborhood, the burden of educators struggling to find vaccination appointments online was lifted by an initiative led by parents Amanda Steenhuis, Nina Farouk and Angela Wong.
Women’s History Month film discussion prep: Watching three greats to talk about March 23
To celebrate Women’s History Month, Cambridge Day is partnering with the Boston Women’s Film Festival to sponsor a free March 23 virtual discussion focused around three films chronicling different aspects of women’s experience – and that of female filmmakers – in America.
