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Register for Central Square Soccer Nights

ewelin — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:50:40 +0000

Soccer Nights is a free, summer evening soccer clinic offered to children ages 5-12 that seeks to promote athletic skill, leadership development and citywide unity in neighborhoods throughout Greater Boston.

Last year they had an awesome turnout, with more than 200 children participating. Register your child for Central Square Soccer Nights. Your child will . . . → Read More

Important Forums on Cambridge Public Schools

ewelin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:17:58 +0000

A message from Marc McGovern about the upcoming forums on Cambridge Public Schools

Hello friends,

As most of you know, the school committee and administration worked hard last year on addressing needs at our middle grades. In April 2010 the superintendent pulled back his recommendation for a stand alone middle school after determining that . . . → Read More

Whole Foods stores to donate to Community Schools

ewelin — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:20:26 +0000

Wicked Local Cambridge Posted Sep 20, 2010 @ 07:17 AM Cambridge —

Whole Foods is donating 5 percent of its profits at three Cambridge locations to Community Schools on Thursday, Sept. 23. Proceeds will support Cambridge Community Schools’ Scholarship Fund for school year enrichment classes.

The participating stores are located at 200 Alewife . . . → Read More

Come Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of CitySprouts

ewelin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:58:37 +0000

CitySprouts is a community organization that partners with Cambridge Public Schools in order to educate students about their health and the environment. It operates a district-wide school garden program that serves over 4,000 children, with a garden at each K-8 school in Cambridge. On Saturday, October 2nd from 11am-3pm, CitySprouts will be holding a . . . → Read More

Are you a parent of an older child(ren) in middle or high school with learning issues?

ewelin — Sat, 15 May 2010 00:59:55 +0000

If you are a parent of an older child or children in the middle school or high school with a learning issue please read the following PDF document information about a support group meeting on May 18th.

highschool.pdf

West Cambridge Youth and Community Center Dedication Sept. 25

ewelin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:31:06 +0000

The City of Cambridge will hold a special dedication ceremony for the new West Cambridge Youth and Community Center Friday, Sept. 25, from 6-8 p.m. The event will include a reception and tours by youth center participants, followed by a formal program with City officials and special guest speakers.

The new facility is being . . . → Read More

Flu Clinic Schedule and information

ewelin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:55:38 +0000

The Cambridge Public Health Department has prepared an aggressive Flu Clinic schedule for the complicated upcoming flu season. Below is a pdf copy of the schedule as well as information on both the seasonal flu and H1N1 flu. Because of the uncertainty of the time of availability of an approved H1N1 vaccine, the clinic . . . → Read More

Health officials confirm two new swine flu cases, four possible cases

ewelin — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:07:06 +0000

Cambridge health officials confirmed two new cases of swine flu in the city: one student at King Open School and an adult with children enrolled in a Cambridge daycare center. In addition, three students and a staff member at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School have been out sick with influenza-like illness.

The children of . . . → Read More

Dr. Young Hired for CPS Superintendent

ewelin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:22:51 +0000

The School Committee just voted 5-2 to start contact negotiations with Dr. Young for its next Superintendent. If the negotiations are successful, then the School Committee will hire Dr. Young.

Dr Young: Marc McGovern Luc Schuster Patty Nolan Joe Grossi Nancy Tauber

Carolyn Turk: Denise Simmons Fred Fantini

Meet the Superintendent Finalists

ewelin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:01:05 +0000

FROM THE DESK OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER MARC MCGOVERN

March 23, 2009

Please join me and the rest of the Cambridge School Committee on Monday, March 30, 2009 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm in the Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room at CRLS for a town hall meeting with the three Superintendent finalists. Everyone from the community is . . . → Read More

An imbalance grows in Cambridge schools

ewelin — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:59:24 +0000

From the Boston Globe on July 34, 2007

An imbalance grows in Cambridge schools Placements based on income, not race

By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff | July 23, 2007

Five years after Cambridge began using family income instead of race to assign students to schools, the system has become more racially segregated, a Globe . . . → Read More