Milly Arbaje-Thomas

Milly Arbaje-Thomas joins Justin Reich to discuss the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), a voluntary school integration program in Boston, Massachusetts. They’ll focus on METCO’s mission, its underlying values, and Milly’s personal experience with the program as a former METCO parent and as its current CEO.Milly’s personal experience with METCOMETCO’s current workRestorative JusticeTeacher Diversity About Our Guest: Milly Arbaje-ThomasMilly Arbaje-Thomas is the CEO of METCO, which is a voluntary school integration program here in Boston. Prior, Milly managed neighborhood antipoverty programs at Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) for 15 years. As Deputy Director of ABCD Field Operations she provided leadership to 14 neighborhood sites and is credited with transforming those sites into integrated, full-service case management organizations serving the low-income community. Additional Resources for Teachers and other Listenershttps://metcoinc.org/ - Learn more about METCOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I65Ru4ZM9c - WGBH segment on METCO fundinghttps://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/02/18/metco-students-outperforming-those-bps-charter-schools/W4jpFqnOSFxbdvsJu30jXN/story.html - Recent article about METCO performance Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/milly-arbaje-thomas/transcript Join our next course on edX!Becoming a More Equitable Educator: Mindsets and Practices Produced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett BeazleyEdited by Kate EllisRecorded and Mixed by Garrett BeazleyFilmed by Denez McAdoo Follow Us On:FacebookTwitterYouTube