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PARTNER ORGANIZATIONSMETCO (Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunities) • 100 Walnut Street, Newton 02460 • 617-559-6132
METCO is a state-funded desegregation program involving the enrollment of children from Boston and Springfield to public school systems in surrounding suburban metropolitan communities. The initiative for the Program can be traced to the concern for quality education in the African-American community, as demonstrated in the Boston Chapter of the NAACP. In 1963, the NAACP's Education Committee challenged the Boston School Committee on educational policies, including the racial imbalance of the schools. Subsequently, legislation was filed making imbalance illegal and penalizing school systems by withdrawing State appropriations until suitable plans to alleviate racial imbalance were approved by the State Department of Education. The Boston Public Schools were among the entities penalized. Furthermore, suburban residents realized that their children were inadequately educated as well because of racial isolation. This combination of concerns resulted in the establishment of the METCO Program.
Newton Child Care Commission and Fund • 100 Walnut Street, Newton 02460 • 617-332-6723
The Newton Child Care Commission maintains a wealth of information and resources for parents and child care providers.
Newton History Museum • 527 Washington Street, Newton 02458 • 617-796-1450
The Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education (PAC) serves as a parent resource and a liaison between parents and the administration. It provides a forum for parents to meet each other and with school department staff to discuss special education concerns, strategies and programs.
Newton Schools Foundation • 100 Walnut Street, Newton 02460 • 617-559-6120
The Newton Schools Foundation is a private, non-profit organization that funds innovative programs in the Newton Public Schools through broad community support .
Newton Teachers Association • 617-244-9562
The month-long UNplugged program, which began in March 2004, originated with the Needham Youth Commission. The Newton Community Service Center decided to sponsor UNplugged in Newton after the director of the Child Assault Prevention Program (CAP) heard elementary school children commenting they were too busy, too stressed, too lonely and just plain missing their parents.
NewTV • 617-965-7200
Understanding Our Differences, Inc. • 617-559-6075