Boston City Council takes another stab at moving to elected School Committee

The Boston City Council is renewing a years-long push to move to an elected School Committee, a shakeup that was approved by ...

Boston City Councilors propose change to remake structure of school committee

A renewed push is underway to revamp the structure of the Boston School Committee amid criticism over how the body operates.
Beacon Hill Times

Wu Appoints Lydia Torres and Franklin Peralta, and Reappoints Stephen Alkins to Boston School Committee

Mayor Michelle Wu recently announced three new appointments to the Boston School Committee, Lydia Torres, Franklin Peralta, and Dr. Stephen Alkins. Torres and Peralta will begin their first terms, and ...
The Boston Globe

Wu made two good School Committee appointments. With their terms ending, she should reappoint them.

The challenges for the committee will include managing the downsizing of the system, dealing with the fallout from federal policy swings, and addressing persistent racial achievement gaps. Three ...

Boston City Council wades into Roxbury development fight, with challenge to Mayor Wu’s plan

The Boston City Council is set to take up a measure that would back a developer challenging the mayor’s plan to scrap its ...
WBUR

Wu wants to focus on Boston this term. But Trump policies still loom

In her first term, Wu was untested — all possibility and potential. Now, her constituents expect her to deliver major improvements, and she does too.

Developers push back on Wu plan to take Roxbury site for Madison Park high school

The real estate developers behind a planned lab and affordable housing campus on 8 acres in Roxbury are asking the city to ...