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CPS Will Adjust Graduation Requirements After Removal of MCAS
After a November ballot measure removed the MCAS as a state-wide graduation requirement, districts are finding new metrics to set graduation standards. For current Cambridge students, not much will change.
A Year After Disability Discrimination Complaint, CPS Parent Says District Must Do More
In March of last year, John H. Summers, a Cambridge parent whose son has autism, filed a complaint against Cambridge Public Schools about disability based discrimination in transportation. After a year, the district has taken steps to improve, but Summers says there is still a long way to go.
Cambridge School Committee Passes FY26 Budget in 5-2 Vote
The Cambridge School Committee voted 5-2 to adopt the $280 million dollar FY26 budget within three minutes of entering discussion at a Tuesday meeting — and after nearly four months of planning.
CPS Will Retain All Paraprofessional Staff From Kennedy-Longfellow
Cambridge Public Schools Interim Superintendent David G. Murphy confirmed that the district will be retaining all paraprofessional staff from the Kennedy-Longfellow school at a Wednesday budget meeting.
Trump’s Dismantling of Ed Department Will Have ‘Functionally Zero’ Impact on CPS, District Officials Say
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling to dismantle the Department of Education — a change that will have “minimal” impact on Cambridge Public Schools, according to district officials.
Parents, Staff Ask CPS To Budget for More Paraprofessional Staffing, But Superintendent Is Skeptical
Cambridge Public Schools parents and staff advocated for increased paraprofessional staffing — with no success — at a Tuesday School Committee meeting on the district’s fiscal year 2026 budget.
CPS Will Increase Staffing At Schools Receiving Kennedy-Longfellow Students
Cambridge Public School officials plan to increase the number of teachers and paraprofessionals at the King Open and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. elementary schools to account for the influx of students from the recently closed Kennedy-Longfellow School.
Harvard Officials Met With Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, Used Info From Online Monitoring System
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said the University has benefited from Foundation To Combat Antisemitism’s tools to track antisemitism on social media at the annual Harvard Business School Shabbat Dinner with New England Patriots Owner Robert K. Kraft.
CPS Will Continue Collecting Data on Transgender Students’ Identities, Despite Federal Changes
As the Trump administration rolls back protections for LGBTQ individuals, CPS Interim Superintendent David G. Murphy said district surveys will continue to recognize transgender and LGBTQ identities.
‘Set Up To Fail’: How Students and Funds Drained From Kennedy-Longfellow
After an unanimous vote to close the Kennedy-Longfellow elementary school, K-Lo parents and CPS staff said that the district’s controlled choice system — which allows parents to rank preferences for their children’s school— failed K-Lo.