Sam Drysdale
Reporter at State House News Service
journalist covering MA state government @statehousenews • past @capenewsdotnet • @comatbu grad • she/her
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1 week ago |
telegram.com | Sam Drysdale
The House plan would restrict Pell Grant eligibility and increase credit requirements for full awards. The changes could impact 45,000 Massachusetts residents and result in a loss of nearly $60 million in financial aid. The Senate has rejected the Pell Grant cuts but has embraced proposed changes to student loans that could increase costs for borrowers.
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1 week ago |
wgbh.org | Sam Drysdale
June 20, 2025 The Board of Higher Education is moving ahead with steps to allow public and private colleges and universities in Massachusetts to offer three-year bachelor’s degrees, reducing the typical 120-credit requirement. The Department of Higher Education has internally circulated draft regulations, which will be shared with board members on Wednesday for the next step of internal review.
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1 week ago |
eagletribune.com | Sam Drysdale
BOSTON — If enacted, Federal Pell Grant cuts approved by the U.S. House could upend free community college programs that are just getting started in Massachusetts and saddle current and former students with more student loan debt, public higher education officials warned this week.
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1 week ago |
eagletribune.com | Sam Drysdale
BOSTON — If enacted, Federal Pell Grant cuts approved by the U.S. House could upend free community college programs that are just getting started in Massachusetts and saddle current and former students with more student loan debt, public higher education officials warned this week.
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1 week ago |
wwlp.com | Sam Drysdale
BOSTON (SHNS) – If enacted, Pell Grant cuts approved by the U.S. House could upend free community college programs that are just getting started in Massachusetts and saddle current and former students with more student loan debt, public higher education officials warned this week.
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