For many students across Massachusetts, the creation of free community college was what has enabled them to go back to—or enroll for the first time—in higher education.
Thirty billboards from the Berkshires to Cape Cod aim to highlight what is being overlooked—understaffing as a result of inadequate pay for staff and faculty.
“We want our students to succeed, and we celebrate their accomplishments this graduation season,” said Joe Nardoni, vice president at the Massachusetts Community College Council, the union representing faculty and staff at community colleges who launched the billboard campaign. “We are worried, though, about the students enrolling now and their chances of successfully completing academic and career training programs in a timely manner if they do not have the support and services they deserve.”
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