Franklin Matters: In the News: State Rep Roy would address early college; Franklin Fire Dept receives grant

Thursday, August 27, 2020

In the News: State Rep Roy would address early college; Franklin Fire Dept receives grant

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

State Rep Roy would make early college “one of my priorities"

"Highlighting new data showing greater academic success among high school students who take college courses, education experts called Wednesday for Massachusetts to continue investing in early college programs and broaden access to thousands more students.

The early college courses available at roughly three dozen high schools have made a sizable impact on closing achievement gaps and improving equitable outcomes for students, analysts found in a study released by the Baker administration. Students who participated in the programs are enrolling in higher education at a rate 20 percentage points higher than their school and state peers, the Department of Higher Education said.

Enrollment was more than 2,300 in 2020 and is projected to reach 4,200 students in fiscal year 2021, and proponents want to ensure that Massachusetts reaches a long-term goal nearly four times as high. Getting 16,000 students to participate, they said, would make major progress toward improving access to higher education for families that might view it as unaffordable."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)

https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20200826/franklin-rep-jeff-roy-says-hell-make-early-college-courses-one-of-my-priorities?rssfeed=true

Commonwealth Magazine has an article on this topic also

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/education/promising-results-with-early-college-programs/

Franklin Fire Dept receives grant

"Several area police and fire departments have received federal grants for pandemic-related needs.

Although the money is from the federal Coronvirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program, the grants were awarded through the Baker-Polito administration.

“These awards to municipal departments and state agencies throughout the commonwealth demonstrate our commitment to providing police officers, firefighters and other public safety personnel with the necessary tools to effectively serve their communities while continuing to fight the pandemic,” Gov. Charlie Baker said in a statement.