We should be expanding, not restricting, access to college

Most public higher education students don’t have the luxury of attending college far from home or across state lines. They have jobs and family responsibilities to attend to, and the vast majority do not live on campus. In fact, all community college students are commuters, and less than half of our four-year public college students live on campus. Closing campuses would only make it harder for our Massachusetts students, particularly African-American, Latino, and low-income students, to earn a degree. More...