Porter Square, Cambridge, MA
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Aug 31 · MIT Teaching + Learning Lab →
MIT concludes Family Orientation Weekend
Aug 30 · MIT Office of the First Year →
Cambridge Public Schools hosts Community Fair today
Aug 29 · Cambridge Rindge and Latin School →
First day of school for grades 1-12 set for Tuesday, Sept. 1
Aug 29 · Cambridge Rindge and Latin School →
School staff to start academic year under expired contracts
Aug 28 · Cambridge Day →
CRLS hosts Bridge to CRLS welcome event for incoming 9th graders
Aug 27 · Cambridge Rindge and Latin School →
Cambridge Public Schools Shares Back-to-School Checklist
Cambridge Public Schools' weekly CPS Connect newsletter urges families to complete mandatory annual forms before grades 1-12 start on September 1.
Aug 25 · Cambridge Public Schools →
Some Cambridge Elementary Schools to Change Start Times for 2026-27
Select elementary schools will shift start times 15 minutes to 8 a.m. beginning in the 2026-27 school year, aimed at improving bus transportation reliability.
Aug 25 · Cambridge Public Schools →
Beginner ESOL Class Launches at Central Square Branch Library
The Central Square Branch Library launches a free, walk-in beginner ESOL class Monday, Aug. 24, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Aug 24 · City of Cambridge →
Cambridge schools ready staff, students for early Sept. 1 start
Cambridge Public Schools holds staff in-service days Aug. 25-27, a Back-to-School Forms Help session Aug. 26 at CRLS, and a vaccine clinic Aug. 27 at the Teen Health Center, ahead of the Sept. 1 first day of school.
Aug 23 · Cambridge Public Schools →
Cambridge Public Schools hosts Community Fair Saturday
The Community Fair takes place Saturday, Aug. 29, 10 a.m.-noon at King Open School, 850 Cambridge St.
Aug 23 · Cambridge Public Schools →
Cambridge Street Upper School Schedules Meetup at the Park
The 'Summer Connection: Meet Us at the Park!' event invites students to gather at the Putnam Avenue Upper School playground today, Aug. 21, from 1-2 p.m.
Aug 21 · Cambridge Street Upper School →
Pentagon directs Harvard to sever foreign partnerships
The Pentagon has threatened to cut federal research funding to Harvard and 29 other universities unless they review and cut ties with risky foreign academic partners by Aug. 31.
Aug 19 · The Guardian →
Harvard academic workers vote to authorize strike
The union representing Harvard's non-tenured academic workers announced Friday, Aug. 14, that 94% of voting members approved strike authorization after nearly two years of contract negotiations.
Aug 15 · Cambridge Day →
Federal Judge Dismisses Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard
A federal judge in Boston dismissed a lawsuit alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students from campus harassment, ruling the cited incidents too isolated to prove civil rights violations.
Aug 14 · 13newsnow.com →
Junior combat robotics camp begins in Cambridge
Guild Hall's Educational STEM Hub on Sellers Street begins its week-long Junior Combat Robotics Summer Camp today for youth ages 9-12, offering hands-on design and friendly matches.
Aug 10 · Cambridge Patch →
Model UN leadership institute starts in Cambridge
The United Nations Association of Greater Boston begins its Advanced Institute in Global Leadership: Negotiation today, a weeklong day program running through Aug. 14 at Hult International Business School.
Amigos School Move to Former Kennedy-Longfellow Site Gains Momentum
Superintendent David Murphy told the School Committee that moving Amigos School to the former Kennedy-Longfellow site at 158 Spring St. is 'essentially inevitable,' with a September 4 deadline for a timeline.
Superintendent Rejects Claims of Mass Algebra Retakes
At an Aug. 4 School Committee meeting, Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Dave Murphy denied reports that 60 percent of rising ninth graders at CRLS would be forced to retake Algebra 1.
Aug 6 · Cambridge Day →
Cambridge School Committee Holds Virtual Summer Meeting
The Cambridge School Committee holds a virtual regular summer meeting today, Aug. 4, at 5 p.m. to discuss district updates; public comment sign-ups close at noon.
Aug 4 · City of Cambridge, MA →
Deadline arrives for Bridge to College program
Monday, Aug. 3, is the final day for adult learners to apply to the Community Learning Center's Bridge to College preparation and credit program.
Aug 3 · City of Cambridge →
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