“It is not fine that one school is disproportionately wealthy and one school is disproportionately poor. That is not fine. It’s just not appropriate,” [Anne Coburn] said. “The last five years have had so much institutional problems, institutional turnover…that the day-to-day business has not been appropriately managed.”

“Kennedy-Longfellow closing proves new blood needed on School Committee, challenger says.”
Meg Richards, Cambridge Day, July 14, 2025

“I am deeply, deeply grateful to the Cambridge public school system for teaching my daughter so well that she could read a speech that she wrote herself to the people voting to close down her school,” Coburn said.

“CPS Took Away Her School. Now, Anne Coburn Wants a Seat on the School Committee.”

Ayaan Ahman and Claire A. Michal, Harvard Crimson, September 12, 2025

“The School Committee closed Kennedy-Longfellow elementary school earlier this year — one of the most controversial decisions of the term, and a defining issue in the election. The school, which primarily served English language learners, low-income students, and individuals with disabilities, closed due to underperformance and underenrollment.”

“School Committee Incumbents Challenged Over Superintendent Search, K-Lo at CEA Forum.”

Ann E. Gombiner and Claire A. Michal, Harvard Crimson, September 11, 2025