Harvard Crimson - Cambridge Public School Committee Election 2025 - Jia-Jing Lee for Cambridge School Committee

Election 2025 – Jia-Jing Lee, Candidate Questionaire Harvard Crimson

Cambridge voters will head to the polls tomorrow, Nov. 4, and early voting is underway. As residents decide who will fill Cambridge’s nice City Council positions and six at-large School Committee seats in a historically competitive year.

Grateful to be featured in the Harvard Crimson Election Guide!

Even when profiles are simplified, it’s important to share the full story behind each position. Here are mini clips where I explain the questions presented in more detail, and share my approach on key school issues affecting our students.

“Jia-Jing Lee, a parent of two in Cambridge and former Kennedy-Longfellow parent, is running for school Committee to continue to advocate for students with special needs, English Language Learners, and former KLo families. If elected to the School Committee, she shays she will make addressing achievement gaps her top priority. She said the district’s current model is flawed across mulitple area including special education, student achievement gaps, and working with English Language Learners. Lee has personal experience with many of these issues, as she ultimately pulled her oldest child from Cambridge Public School after struggling to recive serice thorugh an Individualized Education Plan. She said those challenges exposed her to “systemic issues” at CPS – a “lack of communication, lack of transparency, and lack of accountabliity” with stakeholders. Lee has lived in five countries and speaks four language, and said she brings a “global perspective” to educaiton systems that connects to immigrant families and new Cambridge residents.” — Harvard Crimson, October 31, 2025