We believe in the potential of all our state’s youth, and we know the crucial role higher education plays in helping them achieve their goals. With at least a billion dollars in new annual funding from Question 1 — also known as the Fair Share Amendment — and a greater public demand for change than we have seen in recent years, your administration has the opportunity to seize this important and unique moment to strengthen and invest in a more equitable higher education system that changes the trajectory of all students’ lives for the better — not just some. Although we recognize that your administration will be confronting a multitude of challenges for the fiscal year 2024 budget, few are as integral as education equity to the well-being of families across our state, to our state’s economy and democracy, and to the Commonwealth’s ability to live up to its values.
