Press Releases: Interdistrict Choice

Policy makers should raise tuition rate, cap on program enrollment BOSTON – With little fanfare or controversy, Massachusetts’ inter-district school choice program has allowed students to access better schools and spurred competition between districts, but the 27-year-old choice law should be updated...

Closing the Achievement Gap Through METCO Pioneer Institute study urges expansion beyond Boston and Springfield, as well as additional state funding Read news coverage of this report on WBUR’s Learning Lab, WBZ (“Educators Call For Metco Program Expansion“), and The Boston Globe. BOSTON –...

Non-partisan Research Groups Urge Lawmakers to Expand Minority Students’ Access to METCO Program