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What’s being billed as a “Higher Education Financial Aid Road Show” comes to the area Monday.
Officials are stopping at high schools across the state to encourage students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and apply for nearly $400 million available in state financial aid. Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler, Higher Education Commissioner Noe Ortega and other state and local education leaders will meet with students Monday, Feb. 10, from 1:30-2:15 p.m., at Lawrence High School.
“We want to spread the word and let students know there’s a historic level of financial aid available right now in Massachusetts,” said Tutwiler. “Higher education is about opportunity and socio-economic upward mobility, breaking intergenerational cycles of poverty. Post-secondary education not only leads students to fulfilling and rewarding careers, but it also helps build a talented workforce and improve the overall economy.”
The Higher Education Financial Road Show aims to increase exposure and access to higher education for K-12 students. One of the key areas of recommendations the administration released in partnership with their Advisory Council to Advance Representation in Education last the fall focused on students having consistent and equal access to the information, tools, guidance, and resources that they need to pursue all types of postsecondary opportunities.
Ortega said in a release, “In two years, the Healey-Driscoll Administration and state legislature have more than doubled state financial aid, launching one of the most comprehensive free community college programs in the country and making our public universities tuition and fee free for Pell Grant-eligible students.” He added, “Getting more students to enroll in college and succeed helps these students, their families, and our communities, which then have educated and skilled teachers, nurses, mental health providers, innovators, and leaders.”