State and education leaders gathered at Northern Essex Community College Tuesday to celebrate the passage of a law that makes undocumented high school graduates in Massachusetts eligible for in-state tuition and state financial aid. “This is a big step forward for students who have been growing up here, learning here, working hard here, following their dreams right here in Massachusetts…
State and education leaders gathered at Northern Essex Community College Tuesday to celebrate the passage of a law that makes undocumented high school graduates in Massachusetts eligible for in-state tuition and state financial aid.
The new law will benefit students like Joan Shauri who has lived in Massachusetts since she was 10 years old. Originally from Tanzania, she said he realized she was undocumented when started applying for college.Sign up for NECN newsletters. “Having the state alleviate some of these financial obstacles that come with higher education would mean a chance to a multitude of opportunities. For others, like myself, it would mean finally applying to nursing school. Suddenly the dream that seemed so impossible seems a little more possible,” Shauri said, sharing her story with the room of legislators, educators and other supporters of the law at Northern Essex.
“I ended up taking one class at a time. It took me four years to finish community college,” said DeOliveira. “All my peers are moving forward in their careers, moving forward in their lives and I’m sitting there with my one class, and I’m so happy they don’t have to go through that difficulty and that struggle anymore.”
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