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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


New Leader to Tackle Troubled City Schools

Newly-hired Superintendent of Schools Thomas Fowler-Finn is regarded by many in Cambridge as a ray of hope for the city’s