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Community Charter School of Cambridge (CCSC) is a public, tuition-free, college preparatory charter school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.. Located in the Kendall Square area near MIT, the school serves 360 students in grades 6-12. CCSC opened in September 2005. Since 2009, when CCSC graduated its first class, 100% of seniors have been admitted to college, 93% to four-year schools including Boston College, Bucknell University, Cornell University, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Northeastern University, UMass Boston, and University of Chicago. in 2013, 100% of CCSC 10th graders scored advanced or proficient on the ELA MCAS. In 2012, 100% of 10th graders at CCSC scored advanced or proficient on both the math and English MCAS tests, earning the school a #1 ranking statewide. In 2011, CCSC was 1 of 14 charter schools in the U.S. to be awarded an (EPIC grant ) for attaining the highest gains in student achievement. Enrollment is by lottery. Each year, CCSC holds public, blind lotteries to fill available seats in the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grades. While a portion of the seats are reserved for students living in Cambridge, the CCSC student body also includes students from Boston, Somerville and many other towns in the Greater Boston area. ==History== The school was scheduled to open in the northern hemisphere fall of 2005 with grades 7 and 8. It was to receive 180 students, with 150 being from Cambridge.〔Linn, Brendan R. and Alan J. Tabak. "(Charter School Stirs Controversy )." ((Archive )) ''The Harvard Crimson''. March 17, 2005. Retrieved on June 3, 2013.〕 Paula Evans, a former headmaster of the Cambridge Rindge & Latin School, created the program. She resigned after an attempt to restructure the school in 2001 which had found controversy. After her resignation she began efforts to create a charter school; Colleen Walsh of the ''Boston Globe'' said that Evans's charter school efforts "touched off a firestorm" and that "many people" were upset at her because they perceived that she had abandoned Cambridge Rindge & Latin.〔Walsh, Colleen. "(A NEW SCHOOL CAMPAIGNS FOR CREDIBILITY ; EDUCATOR UPBEAT DESPITE THE CRITICS )." ''Boston Globe''. August 14, 2005. City Weekly p. 8. Retrieved on June 3, 2013.〕 As of 2004 the superintendent and members of the school committee of the Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) asked Evans to halt her project. Nancy Walser, a board member of CPS, said that some members of the charter school board had resigned by February 2004, and that opponents to the charter school passed information along but never pressured people.〔Sataline, Suzanne. "(Hostility inflames charter school debate )." ''Boston Globe''. February 22, 2004. Retrieved on June 3, 2013.〕 In August 2005 Evans said that the school had 180 slots and had received 440 applications. Most of the students were from Cambridge while other students were mostly from Boston and other communities in Greater Boston. Of the students, 40-50% were to participate in the school's free and reduced lunch program.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Community Charter School of Cambridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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