As defined by the original METCO Grant, the purpose of the program is "to expand educational opportunities, increase diversity, and reduce racial isolation by permitting students in Boston and Springfield to attend … See more

METCO was developed during a period of activism by Boston Black parents, primarily mothers, to achieve educational equity through school desegregation. In 1963, the Boston branch of the NAACP demanded that the School Committee of Boston Public Schools See more

Alumni of the METCO program include politician John Barros, singer Michael Bivins, professional basketball player Bruce Brown, Jr., journalist Audie Cornish, politician See more

Each suburban district operates its METCO program independently, at the discretion of each city or town's School Committee. The METCO program is funded predominantly by a state line item allocated by the Legislature every year and distributed to … See more

There is evidence that METCO boosts academic success for Boston resident students. Students in the METCO program consistently graduate from high school at the same rate as … See more

Funding
When METCO was initiated in 1966, receiving districts received a state grant covering transportation costs for students, and a tuition … See more

Boston and Springfield are the two districts which send students to receiving communities.
Receiving districts – Boston students
A subset of school … See more