Richard Doherty

President, AICUM

Eliminating FSEOGs and slashing funding to federal work-study and other historically successful programs will take nearly $100 million away from thousands of Massachusetts students who cannot afford to go to college without that help.

Common sense and basic decency say we can’t deny hard-working students a chance to succeed simply because they come from less affluent families.

Trump's Proposed Budget Is A Gut Punch To Educational Opportunity

Trump's proposed budget will take nearly $100 million away from thousands of Massachusetts students who cannot afford to go to college without that help, writes Richard Doherty. Pictured here: English High School students walk past a mural at the school in Jamaica Plain. (Elise Amendola/AP)

Richard Doherty

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Trump's Proposed Budget Is A Gut Punch To Educational Opportunity

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