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 METCO METCO’s current work Restorative Justice Teacher Diversity About Our Guest: Milly Arbaje-Thomas Milly 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 Listeners https://metcoinc.org/ - Learn more about METCO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I65Ru4ZM9c - WGBH segment on METCO funding https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/02/18/metco-students-outperforming-those-bps-charter-schools/W4jpFqnOSFxbdvsJu30jXN/story.html - Recent article about METCO performance Transcript https://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 Beazley Edited by Kate Ellis Recorded and Mixed by Garrett Beazley Filmed by Denez McAdoo Follow Us On: Facebook Twitter YouTube