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School Committee considers wearable tech ban

Sep 2 · Cambridge Day →

School Committee meets tonight

Sep 1 · City of Cambridge →

Cambridge Teachers Union Starts Year Under Expired Contracts

Aug 28 · Cambridge Day →

Bridge to CRLS Event Welcomes Incoming Ninth Graders

Aug 27 · Cambridge Rindge and Latin School →

Cambridge schools host Back-to-School Forms Help session

Cambridge Public Schools will hold a Back-to-School Forms Help session Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 5-7 p.m. at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, helping families complete required forms and set up ParentSquare accounts.

Aug 26 · Cambridge Public Schools →

Cambridge Public Schools outlines back-to-school tasks and dates

Cambridge Public Schools reminded families Aug. 24 that school starts Sept. 1 for grades 1-12 and Sept. 3 for preschool and kindergarten.

Aug 25 · Cambridge Public Schools →

Start times at seven Cambridge elementary schools shift to 8 a.m.

Cambridge Public Schools will move start times at seven elementary schools, including Cambridgeport and Graham & Parks, to 8 a.m. for the 2026-2027 school year to consolidate bus routes and improve transportation reliability.

Aug 22 · Cambridge Public Schools →

Harvard reaches $53M settlement over medical school morgue scandal

A judge preliminarily approved a $53 million settlement Aug. 18 resolving class-action lawsuits against Harvard after a former morgue manager was prosecuted for stealing and selling human remains.

Aug 21 · Boston 25 News →

Cambridge Schools Set Back-to-School In-Service Days Aug. 25-26

Cambridge Public Schools staff hold Back-to-School In-Service Days Tuesday, Aug. 25, and Wednesday, Aug. 26, ahead of the new academic year.

Aug 20 · Cambridge Public Schools →

Harvard academic workers vote to authorize strike

On Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, unionized Harvard academic workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, escalating pressure on administrators after nearly two years of bargaining without agreement. No strike date has been set.

Aug 15 · Cambridge Day →

MIT's Architecture School Moves Into Renovated Met Warehouse

MIT announced Aug. 12 the opening of the newly renovated Metropolitan Storage Warehouse, turning the century-old Cambridge landmark into a hub for the School of Architecture and Planning.

Aug 13 · MIT News →

Darby Vassal Sixth-Grader Named 3M Young Scientist Finalist

Ahmed Abdelsalam, a sixth-grader at Darby Vassal Upper School, was named one of ten national finalists in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge for his self-charging green energy prototype, VERDA.

Aug 13 · Cambridge Day →

Back-to-school robotics party Saturday at The Robo Hub

The Robo Hub hosts a free back-to-school party with robotics activities and lunch for families Saturday, Aug. 15, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at 86A Sherman St.

Aug 9 · Eventbrite →

UnRulyArt Program Wraps Up, Helping Autistic Students Express Themselves

Cambridge Public Schools and an MIT lab concluded their 'UnRulyArt' collaboration at the MLK School on Aug. 6, having helped more than 50 students on the autism spectrum explore creative expression.

Aug 8 · Cambridge Day →

Teachers union presses School Committee for faster contract talks

The Cambridge Education Association is pushing the School Committee to speed up contract talks, seeking paraprofessional pay increases from about $32,000-$56,000 to $55,000-$84,000; the district disputes the union's characterization of its offer.

Aug 6 · Cambridge Patch →

Akirah Bradley-Armstrong named MIT's next student life vice chancellor

MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobles named Akirah Bradley-Armstrong, currently a UC Santa Cruz vice chancellor, as MIT's next vice chancellor for student life, starting Oct. 19.

Aug 6 · MIT →

Superintendent Murphy refutes claims of high algebra failure rates

At a School Committee meeting Wednesday, Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Dave Murphy denied reports that 60% of rising ninth graders would need to retake eighth-grade algebra, calling the figure incorrect and promising updated data.

Aug 6 · Cambridge Day →

Cambridge School Committee Holds Virtual Summer Meeting Tonight

The School Committee meets virtually tonight at 5 p.m., broadcasting from the Media Arts Studio to discuss citywide educational and administrative matters.

Aug 4 · City of Cambridge →

Retired CRLS history teacher Larry Aaronson dies at 86

Larry Aaronson, who taught history and social sciences at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School for over 40 years, died Aug. 1.

Aug 3 · Cambridge | Somerville Independent →

CNA training info session held at Community Learning Center

The Community Learning Center at 5 Western Ave. hosts a free info session today from 3 to 4 p.m. for English-language learners interested in its CNA training program.

Aug 3 · Find It Cambridge →

MIT hosts Gross-Zagier math conference this week

MIT's Gross-Zagier Formula, 40 Years Later conference opens today with a 9:30 a.m. lecture in Room 10-250, running through Aug. 7.

Aug 3 · MIT Mathematics →