From MassLive:

Days before classes started, community college leaders and students learned that the state was quietly reducing its need-based stipends for students.

The news, , was a shock to many, only a year after the state instituted free community college.

However, on Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate approved its closeout supplemental budget that would pour money back into community colleges. While the proposed funding doesn’t cement its inclusion in the final budget signed by Governor Maura Healey, it provides a glimmer of hope for what could come to community college advocates and leaders. [...]

“Now more than ever, every dollar matters to our students’ ability to continue in their studies, and we appreciate the Senate President’s responsiveness to this issue,” William Heineman, President, ϳԹ; Chair, Community College Council of Presidents, said in a statement.

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