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.

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.

History Cambridge seeks a young storytelling fellow to help identify, gather, interpret and amplify the experiences of what it’s like to grow up in our city.

A judge has refused to strike down a statewide mask mandate in schools across Massachusetts and mask orders specifically issued by Cambridge, the Cambridge schools, the town of Dover and 17 other school districts.

Public meetings this week look at bike lane installation issues, a freeze on labs and offices around Alewife, a new universal playground at Danehy Park, a bunch of potential landmarking and property tear-downs, raising developer linkage fees, redesigning Cambridge Street and much more.

To swing the pendulum on our problems, we must discover our greatest moral selves and be undeterred to create institutions through private, public and university financial commitments that will move us closer to the opportunity and equity we espouse.

Development in Cambridge is ever present and growing, and construction sites across the city bring in countless jobs. Yet we are not doing enough to make sure these jobs stay in our community.

As Lesley University prepares to sell property to pay for part of a campus renovation, one interested group has already stepped forward: the City Council.

Interim schools superintendent Victoria Greer has a clean slate from which to improve things and to not play the game the usual way. A fresh start that focuses on data and gets widespread buy-in for a reset presents real hope for Cambridge Public Schools.

Public meetings this week look at long-term school building plans, Covid-19 safety measures for students and educators, experts’ assessment of the  “Heart” proposal for alternative public safety, and more.