New Report: Rising Barriers, Shrinking Aid
Click HERE to see FULL REPORT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 2, 2023 CONTACT: Steve Crawford, Crawford Strategies, 617-877-1816 NEW STUDY: Decades of Declining State Financial Aid, Overly Complex Process Putting Mass. Public College Students Deep in...
Rising Barriers, Shrinking Aid: The State of Higher Education in Massachusetts
~~~ Access full report HERE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Year after year, prospective and current students see the cost of attending a public college or university steadily increase. As college affordability continues to be a major concern, many states have worked to innovate...
It is time Massachusetts extends its commitment to public education past grade 12.
The lack of a clear and strategic approach to state-funded financial aid has led to an inequitable distribution of aid across the sectors of higher education. This runs counterproductive to the Commonwealth’s stated goals of equity and accessibility in public higher...
Hildreth Institute in The Boston Globe
Inflation, COVID continue to hurt community college enrollment By Hilary Burns Globe Staff,Updated December 27, 2022, 4:43 p.m. see original HERE The COVID-19 pandemic and rising living costs have made it even harder for community college students across...
Hildreth Institute Applauds Step in the Right Direction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 13, 2022 CONTACT: Andrew Farnitano, Crawford Strategies, 925-917-1354 Hildreth Institute Advocates for Massachusetts to Reinvest in Public College Students Director of Local Higher Education Research and Policy Institute...
Hildreth Institute Testifies to Reinvest in Public College Students
Thank you, Chairman Gabrieli and members of the Board of Higher Education, for the opportunity to speak to you today. I am Bahar Akman Imboden, the Director of the Hildreth Institute, a research and policy center focused on systemic issues in higher education with the...
Letter to the Boston Globe Editor
Taxpayer money already favors students at private institutions December 8, 2022, see original HERE It was disappointing to read the misleading letter by representatives of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts regarding state-funded...
Hildreth Institute in the New York Post
Finding the funds for college is doable, with research and creative thinking By Joseph Gallivan New York Times Columnist, Published on November 17, 2022 see original HERE Applying for college is stressful for high-school juniors and seniors, but figuring out how to...
Hildreth Institute Celebrates Passage of Fair Share Amendment
For Immediate Release November 10, 2022 CONTACT: Steve Crawford, 617-877-1816, steve@crawfordstrategies.com Hildreth Institute Celebrates Passage of Fair Share Amendment Constitutional Amendment Will Generate $2 Billion Annually for Public Education and Transportation...