WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Massachusetts is awarding $14 million in funding to state universities, which will go directly to student resources to increase graduation rates.
This funding comes a year after Massachusetts started offering free community college to eligible adults, and is part of a larger push to make the state’s renowned education system more accessible.
The need for this funding is clear–currently more than 30% of state university students do not earn a degree within 6 years of enrolling, and that number increases to more than 40% for Black and Latino students…