What's Next in the Fund Our Future Campaign? Learn about the Cherish Act for Higher Ed
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Last Fall the Fund Our Future campaign had a major victory, but we’re not done yet. Our next goal is to pass the Cherish Act. The Fund Our Future coalition joined the national Red For Ed movement when it engaged in fierce advocacy to win a once-in-a-generation fight that increased funding for public schools by $1.5 billion and made state spending on preK-12 schools more equitable. We must now turn our energy toward public higher education to ensure that every student who graduates from high school has the opportunity to attend and graduate from a high-quality public college or university without debilitating debt. Higher education is a public good and not a private privilege. Here is how, together, we can win another historic fight for our students.
This spring we will focus on passing the Cherish Act (S.741/H.1214) and a program of investments to address affordability, justice for adjunct faculty and staff, restoration of full-time, fully benefited faculty and staff positions, and relief of capital debt. Now is the time to take the necessary steps to benefit the students, faculty and staff at every public higher education campus in Massachusetts.