A state program that makes community college free for residents over age 25 has helped enrollment at the schools rebound. The challenge will be retaining those students through graduation.
The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education has pushed back the priority deadline for the state's largest financial aid program from May 1 to July 1 allowing students more time as they scramble to sort through the messy rollout of federal updates to the financial aid application.
The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education has pushed back the priority deadline for the state's largest financial aid program from May 1 to July 1 allowing students more time as they scramble to sort through the messy rollout of federal updates to the financial aid application.
Can these economic engines of the middle class adapt in the face of punishing market changes, and offer a new generation of students, including many immigrants and first-generation college entrants, a path to social mobility?