Despite a broad potential scope, “MassReconnect” program is expected to start out small, helping around 8,000 students in its first year. But Healey presented it as part of her administration’s broader reinvestment in public higher education, after years of flat or declining state support.
    • wrath-sedan@kbin.social
      32·
      10 months ago

      Yup.

      On the education side, Healey is proposing to use the surtax money to pay for $100 million in child care grants to providers, $140 million in higher education capital funding, the $20 million free community college program the governor outlined earlier Wednesday, a $93 million expansion of a state scholarship program, a $59 million effort to stabilize tuition and fees at UMass and other public higher education institutions, and more.

      • espentan@lemmy.world
        4·
        10 months ago

        Holy cow, America introducing new taxes for the 1%… never thought I’d see the day.

        Good to see the money being spent well.