‘No confidence’ voted for school district officials; Educators want say in hiring next superintendent
A vote among 1,000 educators resulted in 84 percent declaring no confidence in the school district’s elected and appointed leaders, and 93 percent called for a new, “co-created, community-driven and anti-racist process” in selecting the next superintendent.
In-person classes would see expansion March 1 in district’s proposal, with time to tweak details
Expanding in-person learning in public schools from the current 1,604 students has a new target date of March 1, the district superintendent told School Committee members Tuesday.
Mourning staff death from Covid-19 is backdrop for a change in how to weigh in-person learning
The December death of school district staff member James “Jimmy” Ravanis moved the risk of Covid-19 transmission from an abstraction to reality for some this week, adding weight to passage of a new method of deciding in-person classes versus remote learning as the pandemic continues.
New guidelines would look only within schools when deciding whether to go to remote learning
Cambridge Public Schools enter 2021 with debate and decisions that will reshape the school year. A change in how to decide between in-person or remote learning will be discussed and voted on Tuesday.
Worst of 2020 was the town hall held for business before any meeting held for struggling residents
I pleaded for assistance from City Hall for elderly residents panicked by Covid-19, but there was no reply. Then I learned of a planned town hall for local businesses.
All-remote classes staying until at least Jan. 11 through post-holiday ‘abundance of caution’
All Cambridge Public Schools classes will stay remote until at least Jan. 11, though current guidelines would allow in-person learning to resume next week.
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.
McKinnon, whose projects helped define city, felled by heart attack at 73, group announces
The death of developer Rich McKinnon was announced late Wednesday on a neighborhood email list. He was 73, and felled by a heart attack, according to the email.
Mr. Monopoly came to Cambridge
Soon we’ll have an edition of Monopoly set in Cambridge, where surging real estate prices and rents leave many residents scrambling annually for a way to stay in town – a delightful reminder of the real-life version they play that can be taken with them when they’re priced out.
Town hall for people’s questions in fearful times should have been put before a business meeting
Our country is experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime crisis. For some reason, the Mayor’s Office decided to hold a virtual town hall to address the questions and concerns of local businesses before holding any town hall for local residents to ask questions or voice concerns.
