The+Mission+and+Purpose+of+METCO



= //**Mission**// =

METCO's mission is to provide, through professional leadership and voluntary citizen action, the development and promotion of quality integrated educational opportunities for urban and suburban students in the Greater Boston Community, and to work towards the expansion of a collaborative education program with the Boston and suburban school systems.

= //**Purpose**// =


 * To provide the opportunity for an integrated public school education for children of color from racially-imbalanced schools in Boston by placing them in suburban schools.


 * To provide a new learning experience for suburban children.


 * To foster closer understanding and cooperation between urban and suburban parents and other citizens in the Metropolitan Boston area.