by Tracy Aguila | Oct 22, 2015 | News and Announcements
As lawmakers weigh proposals to make higher education more affordable for Massachusetts students, advocates on Tuesday hailed efforts to increase financial literacy and expand college savings programs. An extensive college affordability bill (H 1068) put forth by...
by Tracy Aguila | Oct 22, 2015 | News and Announcements
Juana Aguirre grew up in rural El Salvador with no formal schooling, and she came to the United States in search of a better life. After 23 years working for the same East Boston company, she makes just over $14 an hour preparing meals for airline passengers. But she...
by Tracy Aguila | Oct 22, 2015 | News and Announcements
Erin Noon didn’t go to college, so when it was time for her son Benjamin to start thinking about higher education, she was lost. She didn’t know how to help him search for the right school, fill out an application, apply for financial aid, or track down loans and...
by Tracy Aguila | Oct 22, 2015 | News and Announcements
BOSTON — A dozen students in Lynn, all part of the nonprofit FUEL Education program that helps families save for college, have been accepted to competitive schools with enough scholarships, grants and savings to cover more than 80 percent of their collective college...
by Tracy Aguila | Oct 22, 2015 | News and Announcements
From town hall gatherings on the presidential campaign trail in New Hampshire to hearing rooms at state capitols and city halls across the country, identifying solutions to the problem of college affordability and student debt has become not just an educational...