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CPS Back-to-School Forms Help session tonight at CRLS

Cambridge Public Schools offers a Back-to-School Forms Help session Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 5-7 p.m. at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, 459 Broadway, to assist families with required annual forms.

Aug 26 · Cambridge Public Schools →

CRLS Caregiver Academy covers school's digital tools tonight

Cambridge Rindge and Latin School hosts 'Caregiver Academy #1: Tech/Forms Night: Navigating CRLS's Digital World' Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 6-8 p.m.

Aug 26 · Cambridge Rindge and Latin School →

CPS Community Fair set for King Open School Saturday

Cambridge Public Schools holds a Community Fair Saturday, Aug. 29, from 10 a.m. to noon at King Open School, 850 Cambridge St., ahead of the Sept. 1 first day of school.

Aug 26 · Cambridge Public Schools →

Cambridge Public Schools standardizes elementary start times

To address chronic busing delays, Cambridge Public Schools confirmed Aug. 14 that several elementary schools, including Cambridgeport and Fletcher Maynard Academy, will consolidate to an 8 a.m. start time for the 2026-2027 school year.

Aug 22 · Cambridge Public Schools →

Harvard academic workers' union authorizes strike

HAW-UAW, representing Harvard's non-tenured academic workers, voted 94% on Aug. 14 to authorize a strike after nearly two years of stalled contract talks.

Aug 15 · Cambridge Day →

Judge dismisses Trump antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard

U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns dismissed a federal lawsuit accusing Harvard University of failing to protect Jewish students from harassment, ruling the cited incidents were too isolated to support an ongoing violation.

Aug 14 · WGBH →

Amigos School proposed to move to former K-Lo site

Superintendent David Murphy has proposed relocating the dual-language Amigos School from Cambridgeport to the vacant former Kennedy-Longfellow campus at 158 Spring Street in East Cambridge.

Aug 8 · csindie.com →

Superintendent Disputes Eighth-Grade Algebra Report

At the Aug. 4 School Committee meeting, Superintendent Dave Murphy disputed a report that 60% of rising ninth graders at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School would need to retake algebra, saying about half are actually slated for advanced math.

Aug 6 · Cambridge Day →

Tufts suspends on-campus MyTERN classes after Cambridge shooting

Tufts University announced Monday it is suspending all on-campus classes for its MyTERN re-entry program for the 2026-27 academic year while reviewing the program following a May shooting involving a former participant.

Aug 4 · The Tufts Daily →

DHSP summer camp Session 4 begins for K-8 students

Cambridge DHSP K-8 summer camps and programs begin Session 4 today, running two weeks through Aug. 14 on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Aug 3 · City of Cambridge →

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