Massachusetts Early College Initiative Launch

Thursday, March 23, 2017 - 8:00 AM

The UMass Club, One Beacon Street, Boston

Featuring keynote address from Governor Charlie Baker

Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Education, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, and Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Please join the state of Massachusetts, the Rennie Center, Jobs for the Future, MassINC, and the Massachusetts Business Roundtable for the launch of the Massachusetts Early College Initiative. This initiative will support the expansion of high-quality early college programs, which allow Massachusetts high school students to enroll in college courses. We hope you will join state education leaders and early college pioneers to learn about this new policy initiative.

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