Julia Carpi Cambridge interim schools superintendent David Murphy takes community questions Thursday alongside, from left, moderators Eva Asraf, Roz Patterson and Carolyn Turk.

All three finalists for Cambridge Public School District superintendent emphasized their commitment to minimizing gaps in student learning at a community forum Thursday.

The superintendent finalists are David Murphy, the interim superintendent in Cambridge; Lourenço Garcia, assistant superintendent for Revere Public Schools; and Magaly Sanchez, chief family advancement officer for Boston Public Schools.

The forum drew about 35 people to Cambridge Rindge and Latin School’s Fitzgerald Auditorium, which seats about 500 people. Each finalist had 45 minutes to answer previously submitted community questions and give

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