The Boston Globe featured Campus Without Walls in a recent business column, highlighting new President and CEO Milly Arbaje-Thomas and the upcoming statewide pilot launching September 8. The piece notes that Arbaje-Thomas previously led METCO for seven years, and drew on that experience, particularly the value of connecting students across different communities, as inspiration for scaling a similar idea statewide through virtual classrooms. Ron Walker, former state labor secretary, is mentioned as having led CWW on an interim basis and worked with Arbaje-Thomas on the leadership transition.
The article outlines the pilot’s scope: seven high schools across Boston and other Massachusetts communities, roughly 200 students, and 15 courses this fall spanning subjects like politics and statistics, most offering college credit through American International College in Springfield. It also notes CWW’s long-term vision of adding industry-specific coursework for job skills training.
On funding, the Globe reports CWW operates on a $1.2 million budget supporting a six-person staff, funded mostly by philanthropy, with a $125,000 state budget earmark secured with help from state Representative Rob Consalvo.