Category: Campaigns
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The CHERISH Act
The CHERISH Act promises to reinvigorate Massachusetts’ public colleges with more workers’ benefits, student support and debt-free college. By passing the CHERISH Act (“An Act Committing to Higher Education the Resources to Insure a Strong […]
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Tell Legislators About Student Debt!
The Massachusetts Legislature has a new committee to investigate, study, and make recommendations on the issue of student loans and debt. They are holding hearings around the state and want […]
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Casino $$$ for Higher Ed in Conference Committee
Both the Massachusetts House and Senate have made important statements by allocating a share of projected casino revenues to public higher education. As the casino legislation moves to Conference Committee, […]
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Student Debt Campaign Takes Off
Student debt in this country exceeds total credit card debt. In a few months, total student loan debt will exceed a trillion dollars. That’s $1,000,000,000,000. The height of a stack […]
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Student Health Insurance Complaint
PHENOM has joined with a number of other organizations in filing a formal complaint with the state’s Division of Health Care Finance and Policy concerning student health insurance. At UMass […]
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For A Great State of Mind – Invest In Public Higher Education
For a Great State of Mind is PHENOM’s multi-year grassroots campaign to have Massachusetts dramatically increase its investment in public higher education and lower the costs for students. With the […]
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National Campaign for the Future of Higher Education
PHENOM is an enthusiastic endorser of a new national Campaign for the Future of Higher Education – CFHE for short. This grassroots national campaign to support quality higher education was initiated […]
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PHENOM at the State House
Two of PHENOM’s top legislative priorities — tax reform and financial aid — had hearings at the State House in May. On May 5, PHENOM turned out 50+ people from […]
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An Act to Invest in Our Communities
With the end of federal stimulus funding, we have a nearly $2 Billion budget deficit. That means our schools, Local Aid, and emergency and health care services face deep cuts this […]
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PHENOM’s FY 2012 Legislative Agenda
In line with the Campaign for A Great State of Mind, we need to take bold steps toward affordability, access, retention and quality.