School Committee agrees to hand over Columbia Point school field to new boys and girls club facility

By adamg - Thu, 08/06/2020 - 9:25am

The Boston School Committee narrowly voted last night to cede what is now a McCormack School field to a new Boys and Girls Club field house.

Katie Mallon reports members Michael Loconto, Michael O'Neill and Alexandra Oliver-Davila voted for the controversial handover, members Lorna Rivera and Jeri Robinson voted against and members Hardin Coleman and Quoc Tran abstained.

Not so fast on new Boys and Girls Club on Columbia Point: McCormack School parents, civil-rights group, neighbors protesting

By adamg - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 12:56pm

Boston Parents Schoolyard News reports McCormack School parents and others remain upset how the city decided to simply hand over a school field for the proposed new center without even talking to them first = and as the school morphs into a larger 7-12 school, and that they'll be bringing their concerns to school officials at a meeting at 5:30 p.m. today at the Dever School. A civil-rights lawyers group and a group representing Harbor Point residents are also objecting to the land transfer.

West Roxbury Education Complex in such bad shape ISD wanted to condemn it in July, school officials say

By adamg - Thu, 10/18/2018 - 1:10am

Boston school officials said last night that the West Roxbury Education Complex building almost didn't open for classes last month - and that emergency repairs done on it so it could pass inspection will only hold out for the rest of the school year. Read more.