On the first two “BPS Sundays,” six city museums saw nearly 1,900 BPS students and their families visit for free. But Boston families and advocates outside the school district hope the program still has room to grow.
School closures have left thousands of parents scrambling for child care, including the families of the 415 Boston students who attend Newton schools through Metco more than any other district in the program.
Based on my experience as a METCO parent, supporter, and administrator, I’ve always said: “METCO students don’t ask if college is in their future, they ask where they will go to college.” Now we have independent research confirming that METCO students have firm expectations of college attendance and that those expectations are fulfilled successfully. On Jan. 16, parents,
The Head Start early education program provides childcare for low income children and their families. Executive director Michelle Haimowitz said cutting this funding will, "cause undue harm for the commonwealth's most vulnerable families.”
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