The Chronicle: Massachusetts Governor Calls for Tuition-Free Community Colleges
The governor of Massachusetts announced an ambitious plan on Friday to make two years of community-college study free for high-school graduates within 10 years.
The proposal is part of a larger plan to improve education that includes universal preschool, an extended day at public schools, and better teacher training and licensing exams.
“There will be those — there always are — who say we can’t afford this or this is too ambitious,” Gov. Deval L. Patrick, a Democrat, said on Friday, when he announced the plan during his commencement speech at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. “Failure is simply not an option.”
Massachusetts would be the only state in the country to make community college free for all high-school graduates, according to the American Association of Community Colleges.
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