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Eugenia Schraa Huh

She/Her

Election history: 2nd-time candidate for School Committee

More about Eugenia Schraa Huh

Eugenia Schraa Huh (rhymes with "Algebra") is a CPS parent and previously taught high school in the Bronx. She most recently worked as the Director of Constituent Services in the Office of the Mayor, and previously worked with the Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition and the Kendall Square Association. She is a graduate of Harvard College and Fordham School of Law, and served on the Board of the Margaret Fuller House. Both her legal and constituent services work involved serving families facing homelessness.

Before joining the Mayor's Office, she led a multi-year effort to expand afterschool offerings in Cambridge. She created Cambridge Kids Help, an oft-cited resource for how to approach school lotteries, among other topics. She also writesa data-heavy newsletter, and has argued that data suggest Fletcher Maynard may be in danger.

Schraa Huh sought office for the first in 2023 and made it to the seventh of nine rounds of counts determining the final six committee members.

Incumbent
No
Age
43 years
Born in 1982
Voting
Reg. Aug. 9, 2006

Where Eugenia Lives

Address
Lives at 259 Washington St

Eugenia on Education

Proposal Supported?
Superintendent Process
Superintendent Outcome

Eugenia frames her approach to School Committee and its policies as "student learning above optics." She wants the School Committee to establish clearer checkpoints and accountability mechanisms for initiatives like new Advanced Learning goal, "even if it means being the bad guy." Eugenia also wants to expand transparency to parents--when students are behind, and when they're ahead.

One of her main policy thrusts is to enable teachers to meet students where they are, including advanced learners, and that CPS exaggerates how much differentiated instruction is possible given the constraints in the classroom. She supports flexible grouping and pull-out/push-in services (for additional support, enrichment, etc.).

To improve elementary math instruction Eugenia is interested in exploring math specialist teachers like art/music.

Eugenia believes teachers and the administration must be part of deciding how to implement policies, but then the School Committee must hold them accountable in turn. This includes holding the Superintendent accountable for student success metrics.

Eugenia on Other Issues

As someone who has spent time in Rikers Island juvenile wards, I've seen what can happen when schools play the wrong role in students lives. Education should be the antidote to court involvement. And yet CPS still suspends students and at higher rates for students of color. Robust research has shown a causal link between suspension and poor outcomes like jail or prison.

CPS must begin pushing two new priorities here. One: strong support for students with behavioral issues, and two: an absolute commitment to preventing behavioral disturbances from interrupting classroom learning.

It is not equitable to allow a third of your class to be bored.

Please bear in mind School Committee did not push back when the head of math publicly stated that kids bored in class because they mastered the material could just sit and do sudoku during class time instead.

It's certainly not equitable to let half your class to be lost or demoralized, possibly even turning away from school completely because they're not ready for the material.

Endorsements for Eugenia

Organization Cambridge? Union? View
Cambridge Advanced Learners Association this cycle

Q&A

Interviews with Eugenia

CBS Candidate Questionnaire 2025 (SC)

Pedestrian and cycling safety, policy, infrastructure, governance

CBS Candidate Questionnaire 2025 (SC)

Pedestrian and cycling safety, policy, infrastructure, governance

IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

If Cambridge schools should adopt (or adhere to possible state adoption) of the IHRA definition

IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

If Cambridge schools should adopt (or adhere to possible state adoption) of the IHRA definition

Forums

Panels Eugenia participated in

Cambridge Education Association School Committee Forum

Forum run by the Cambridge Education Association union

Cambridge Education Association School Committee Forum

Forum run by the Cambridge Education Association union

What's Algebra Got To Do With It?

A two-panel candidate night hosted by the Cambridge Advanced Learning Association focused on achievement gaps and advanced learners.

What's Algebra Got To Do With It?

A two-panel candidate night hosted by the Cambridge Advanced Learning Association focused on achievement gaps and advanced learners.

Cambridge Day School Committee Candidate Conversation

Roundtable discussion focused on "why" candidates want to run

Cambridge Day School Committee Candidate Conversation

Roundtable discussion focused on "why" candidates want to run

CNA School Committee Candidate Night 2025

Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association School Committee Candidate Night 2025

CNA School Committee Candidate Night 2025

Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association School Committee Candidate Night 2025

Press

Articles about or by Eugenia

Cambridge Day Decades-old goal to offer eighth grade algebra, delayed by Covid, focuses Cambridge candidates (updated)

Eugenia Schraa Huh, a candidate running for the second time, agreed that tracking progress is crucial to accountability in advanced learning policy.

“I would supplement the work of evaluating and pushing the superintendent and administration in meetings by going directly to local families and media when the administration is not doing its part,” Schraa Huh said.

Sept. 22, 2025 — Julia Carpi
Cambridge Day Decades-old goal to offer eighth grade algebra, delayed by Covid, focuses Cambridge candidates (updated)

Eugenia Schraa Huh, a candidate running for the second time, agreed that tracking progress is crucial to accountability in advanced learning policy.

“I would supplement the work of evaluating and pushing the superintendent and administration in meetings by going directly to local families and media when the administration is not doing its part,” Schraa Huh said.

Sept. 22, 2025 — Julia Carpi

Campaign finance

School Committee candidates do not file public campaign finance information.