Alarmingly, the new “Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1) just passed by Congress disqualifies states such as Massachusetts from using Pell grants if those same states use them to provide students free college.
Unfortunately, this is exactly how Massachusetts’ free community college program MassEducate operates. It is also exactly how the tuition-free college programs at UMass campuses and several state universities operate.
So how can Massachusetts respond to this urgent crisis after the Commonwealth just started multiple free college programs? Read more in our memo on how Massachusetts policymakers can take action to protect Massachusetts’ free college programs.