Public meetings this week look at resolving conflicts in Ball and Magoun squares and South Medford where parcels split at city lines and zoning districts; the future of the Armory arts building; a Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination backlog; and more.

After deferring an evaluation that could have decided the fate of Victoria Greer, the school district superintendent, the Cambridge School Committee has set itself up for a dramatic turn from March to April.

School officials promised context for bad survey results and delivered for those who listened closely: It all depends whether you compare the Cambridge Public Schools district with all others in a dataset, or only a subset identified as “urban.” 

A standardized test debated for more than a quarter-century gets an online-only forum Thursday that will try to pack a lot into a mere hour and a half.

The 60th anniversary celebration of Tutoring Plus has Bar Enza food, themed tables and honors for local educator Khari Milner to help a nonprofit teaching and mentoring children for free since its start in 1964.

Graham & Parks is in crisis. Some School Committee members have been responsive, but all are asked to act with the urgency the moment demands.

Perceptions of Cambridge Public Schools among faculty and administrators, families and students are stuck in the doldrums and in some cases quite bad, according to a survey that compares districts nationwide. A town hall will discuss it.

Working with disengaged kids is about relationships, but attendance policies allow for disengagement without prioritizing connections that might turn it around.

Leaving children and educators in inadequate swing space for more time than necessary, with no apparent solution for the next building failure, should not be an option.

Public meetings this week look at potential community benefits from development at Somernova and a Historic Preservation judgment of three homes on Winter Hill and Spring Hill dating back to 1900 and 1920 and facing demolition.