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    The Family Weekly: Is School Desegregation in Boston Still Possible?

    Plus: Why friends are replacing priests at weddings, and touching people might be good for you
    by Amal Ahmed Apr 12, 2019 2 minutes
    Source: Courtest of Alana Semuels

    (Alana Semuels and her childhood friend Eddie, who met through the METCO program. Courtesy of Alana Semuels.)

    This Week in Family

    The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), the Boston area’s school-integration program, is one of the longest-running voluntary programs in U.S. history.

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