Five METCO grads win inaugural Ellen Garrison Scholarship
Concordian Leanne Bateman launched and funded the scholarship and served as administrator of the first awards.
Keeping Concord Connected
New scholarship for METCO grads honors Ellen Garrison’s legacy
Two $1,000 awards and two $500 awards will go to women from Concord-Carlisle High School’s METCO program.
METCO students find opportunities — and challenges — in Concord
A tough commute is one challenge of being a METCO student in Concord. It may not be the only one.
Letter: Words of praise for Concord’s special relationship with METCO
I’d like to take a minute to thank Concord Public Schools DEI Director Andrew Nyamekye, for inviting all Concord residents to visit the METCO headquarters in Roxbury. The group of us who
METCO at 57: Creating education opportunities
The Concord School Committee traveled to Boston last month to hear from the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) President and CEO Milly Arbaje-Thomas, two weeks after the program celebrated its 57th
CCHS METCO students testify at State House
Concord-Carlisle High School students Obiageli Ifeyinwa Akubude and Autumn Mendonca spoke at the State House last month, sharing their experiences as METCO students for METCO Advocacy Day. Akubude’s speech Good Morning everyone.
Superintendent: a running start to a productive school year
A guest column from Laurie Hunter as the 2024-25 academic year begins.
DEI chairs renew ‘bullying’ campaign
It’s past time for the Select Board to step up, stop enabling DEI’s divisive actions, and place the needed limits on it.