Anne Coburn
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Pedestrian and cycling safety, policy, infrastructure, governance
Pedestrian and cycling safety, policy, infrastructure, governance
After her daughter’s school was closed, Anne M. Coburn became a constant presence at Cambridge School Committee meetings. Now, she wants a seat at the table.
Sept. 12, 2025 — Ayaan Ahmad and Claire A. MichalAfter her daughter’s school was closed, Anne M. Coburn became a constant presence at Cambridge School Committee meetings. Now, she wants a seat at the table.
Both Anne M. Coburn and Jia-Jing Lee have children who attended K-Lo before its closure — an important motivating factor in their decision to run.
“Watching Kennedy-Longfellow be ignored for years when it was the single most diverse school in the entire district in the entire state, with 85 percent high-needs students, it felt like now is a good time to start trying to act,” Coburn said. “I want to make the things I believe in happen.”
Sept. 9, 2025 — Ayaan Ahmad and Claire A. MichalBoth Anne M. Coburn and Jia-Jing Lee have children who attended K-Lo before its closure — an important motivating factor in their decision to run.
“Watching Kennedy-Longfellow be ignored for years when it was the single most diverse school in the entire district in the entire state, with 85 percent high-needs students, it felt like now is a good time to start trying to act,” Coburn said. “I want to make the things I believe in happen.”
Kennedy-Longfellow parent Anne Coburn knew the school was going to close long before it did. She figured it out as the School Committee heard a buildings and grounds subcommittee report in September – two months before the closing was announced.
“I decided that, as much as humanly possible, I was going to sit in every single School Committee meeting for the rest of the year, and I did,” she said. “I wanted them to look at my face – and I realized that I could do this job.”
July 14, 2025 — Meg RichardsKennedy-Longfellow parent Anne Coburn knew the school was going to close long before it did. She figured it out as the School Committee heard a buildings and grounds subcommittee report in September – two months before the closing was announced.
“I decided that, as much as humanly possible, I was going to sit in every single School Committee meeting for the rest of the year, and I did,” she said. “I wanted them to look at my face – and I realized that I could do this job.”