Claire A. Pasternack
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Senior Learns To Serve Community
In the summer after her freshman year, Mariam F. Eskander ’05 struggled to get through to an eight-year-old named John.
School Committee Condemns Charter School Proposal
The Cambridge School Committee voted unanimously last night to urge a state ban on new charter schools and condemned a
McGovern, Lummis Gain Spots
Nancy Walser soared to a landslide victory for one of six spots on the Cambridge School Committee and two challengers
School Committee Candidates Discuss Curriculum, Funds
When the Cambridge School Committee voted last year to close three of the city’s schools after a year’s worth of
Council Candidates Debate at Panel
Pledging to abolish the school committee, levy hefty taxes against Harvard and fire the city manager, 17 of the 20
Though Below State Average, Cambridge Schools Up Scores
Cambridge scored notably below state averages on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test last spring, but the city’s beleaguered
City Council Candidates Face Off in Forum
Promising to slash the number of city parking spaces and flashing dramatic maps of destroyed trees, 16 city council hopefuls
Smiles, Not Tears, Greet New Cambridge Superintendent
The last time the superintendent of Cambridge’s schools addressed a packed room of parents, the frenzied atmosphere boiled over into
It's All Downhill From Here
Dear First-Years, When your class arrived on campus last week, you were inundated with events meant to prepare you for
Repolishing the Red Apple
University President Lawrence H. Summers promised unprecedented funding and support for the Graduate School of Education (GSE) when he tapped