METCO is America's largest voluntary school integration program.
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Since its founding during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement, the METCO program has enrolled tens of thousands of Boston students of color in predominantly white school districts, allowing students to experience the advantages of learning and working in a racially and ethnically diverse setting.
3,100
Families
190
Suburban Public Schools
96%
4-Year High School Graduation Rate
33
Participating Districts
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Save the Date: METCO's 60th Anniversary Gala
Join us for an elegant evening of dinner, dancing, and community celebration that highlights sixty years of grassroots-driven educational equity.
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Growing up as a young Black man in Boston, METCO gave me the wings I needed to fly, to see beyond what I know and discover new paths. METCO became a key opportunity.
— Brian Worrell, City Council and METCO Alum
It was an easy transition from high school to college because I was in METCO, I was already used to being in a diverse environment.
— Lia, METCO Alum
During my medical school years, internship, fellowship, and residency, I was one of the only Black people amongst my peers. But I was used to it; METCO had prepared me and it wasn’t a problem because over time I realized I’d earned it, all of it.
— Michael Kenned, M.D.
