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"We need to go back to the days when a student could work during the summer and part-time and pay all of their tuition," said Beth Kontos, president of American Federation of Teachers in Mass.
The governor and House have embraced versions of a tuition-free community college proposal, but one senator Wednesday said he wants lawmakers to "commit to the full vision" of a lobbying coalition that's pushing for the state to cover tuition and fees for most Bay State students at all public colleges and universities here
At issue is a bill currently before the Massachusetts state legislature that would chip away at one of the teachers’ unions most guarded perks tenure.