METCO: Suburban Education for Urban Children
Dublin Core
Title
METCO: Suburban Education for Urban Children
Subject
Boston (Mass.)--History
Boston (Mass.). Public School
Boston (Mass.)--Race relations--History--20th century
African Americans--Segregation
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Boston (Mass.). Public School
Boston (Mass.)--Race relations--History--20th century
African Americans--Segregation
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Description
A report for the Carnegie Corporation on the status of the METCO program. The report is divided into 7 parts: overview, support and opposition, community participation, chronology of development, host families, evaluation and the present and future.
This portion is the overview section.
This portion is the overview section.
Creator
METCO
Source
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, INC
Records, 1961-2005
Records, 1961-2005
Publisher
Northeastern University Archive and Special Collections
Date
late 1960s
Contributor
Corinne Bermon
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), Inc., 1961-2005 (bulk 1966-1995), Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. See also the Boston Social Justice Organizations and Activists at Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.
Format
Photo of Original Document
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
M101, Box 9/144
Coverage
Boston, MA
Boston Public Schools
Boston Public Schools
Files
Collection
Citation
METCO, “METCO: Suburban Education for Urban Children,” Stark & Subtle Divisions: A Collaborative History of Segregation in Boston, accessed April 25, 2024, https://bosdesca.omeka.net/items/show/126.