Free community college is here!
On Wednesday, October 2, I joined Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Senate President Karen Spilka, Senate Ways & Means Chair Michael Rodrigues, Executive Office of [...]
Timely news on college financial aid
The following is important news about the FAFSA application and financial aid in Massachusetts which I shared with superintendents. Please feel free to use these advocacy materials in your own [...]
A recap on education and local aid Ways and Means hearing
During the Ways and Means hearing I co-chaired with Representative Andy Vargas at Greenfield Community College in early March, we heard comprehensive testimony from Healey-Driscoll Administration [...]
11 Ghost Town Busters
On February 10, an article listing 11 places in Massachusetts that could be ghost towns by 2100 came across my desk. Five of these 11 towns are in Franklin County. […]
Making Community College Free in Massachusetts
This session we are going to make community college free in Massachusetts. It’s an incredible opportunity, and a very complex policy that we have to get right. As Senate Chair […]
Senate Leaders Praise Critical Step Towards Universal Community College
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Sarah Blodgett, Office of Senate President Karen E. Spilka Sarah.Blodgett@masenate.gov Sean Fitzgerald, Office of Senator Michael J. Rodrigues [...]
Investing in public higher education
With recent investments in college affordability, Massachusetts jumped from 26th in the nation to 12th in the nation in financial assistance rankings. Not surprisingly, news broke recently in [...]
Launching #MassReconnect and free nursing
On August 31, 2023, elected officials and community college presidents joined together at Greenfield Community College to celebrate MassReconnect, the administration’s program to provide free [...]
