The Fund Our Future Coalition is rallied around the state Thursday, advocating for two bills that would reinvest in public education at every level.
Dozens of students took to the Statehouse to call for the passage of two bills this session.
The group sat outside the Speaker’s office and the Senate presidents office to urge lawmakers to better fund public education.
“We’re just a group of students that we’ve had enough of the state decreasing its funding for tuition and fees at public universities in Massachusetts and essentially the state has decreased funding consistently since 2001,” a UMass student told 22News.
The Cherish Act, filed by Northampton State Senator Jo Comerford would update the way the state funds public colleges.