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Smart glasses and other wearables are banned from Cambridge Public Schools before a problem emerges

by Felix Shackelford September 4, 2026

School Committee members move to avoid the “pervert glasses” problem and the technology's use for cheating, and to keep discipline under administrators’ discretion.

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Divisive principal told staff she is in her last year at Graham & Parks

by Felix Shackelford September 3, 2026

Graham & Parks principal Kathleen Smith told staff at a June meeting that this will be her final year, said staff who attended. There have been no updates since.

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Legal scare from public comment has the Somerville School Committee seeking a mic cutoff

by Marc Levy September 1, 2026

Live public comment at Somerville School Committee meetings is on hold until there’s a way to mute or cut off speakers who might go too far legally.

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A 925-student building that closes the Brown School all but unites Somerville’s School Committee

by Marc Levy August 18, 2026

The version of a new, six-story Winter Hill area school for 925 students moved toward a state funding process with an 8-1 vote by the Somerville School Committee.

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Eighth grade algebra, holding back third graders and a new MCAS test are committee’s summertime heat

by Felix Shackelford August 14, 2026

Issues of academic rigor and student success including literacy, algebra and high school graduation requirements dominated a School Committee summer meeting.

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Superintendent sets the stage for Amigos School to move to former K-Lo site in East Cambridge

by Felix Shackelford August 7, 2026

It’s “essentially inevitable” that if one school moves into the former Kennedy-Longfellow school, it will be Amigos, School Committee members heard at a summer meeting.

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Cambridge Friends School now plans to close Tuesday, a year ahead of schedule

by Felix Shackelford June 29, 2026

The Cambridge Friends School expected to run for another year but closes this week after 65 years. Many questions remain unanswered.

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Six positions are filled in a round of hirings by Cambridge school district, including at CRLS and Fletcher Maynard

by Marc Levy May 28, 2026

Several hires were announced by Cambridge Public Schools, including making Allan Gately Gehant principal of CRLS, where he has been interim principal.

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Somerville is looking at bringing back an armed high school resource officer

by Marc Levy May 16, 2026

Just two years after a unanimous vote for police to be removed permanently from public schools, the administration is exploring their return.

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No immediate change in leadership is signaled at Graham & Parks, now the site of a discrimination lawsuit

by Marc Levy April 30, 2026

A principal has seen two investigations into workplace toxicity and two discrimination lawsuits between two public school districts.