The pandemic created financial and social hardships for Massachusetts families, including lost employment and isolation from loved ones. For high school seniors, the disrupted academic year left many unable to focus on life after graduation.
As vaccination rates increase, in-person classes resume, and hope emerges, a statewide effort is underway to reach undecided high school students and parents with an encouraging message: there are still many choices for college in the fall and opportunities to receive federal and state financial aid.
A coalition of state and non-profit organizations across the Commonwealth is promoting that message in a campaign called “Worth It,” urging high school seniors and parents to apply for college financial aid as an important step in realizing their college dreams. The campaign also includes ways students and parents can seek free, expert help in pursuing higher education.
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The pandemic created financial and social hardships for Massachusetts families, including lost employment and isolation from loved ones. For high school seniors, the disrupted academic year left many unable to focus on life after graduation.
As vaccination rates increase, in-person classes resume, and hope emerges, a statewide effort is underway to reach undecided high school students and parents with an encouraging message: There are still many choices for college in the fall and opportunities to receive federal and state financial aid.
A coalition of state and nonprofit organizations across the Commonwealth is promoting that message in a campaign called “Worth It,” urging high school seniors and parents to apply for college financial aid as an important step in realizing their college dreams. The campaign also includes ways students and parents can seek free, expert help in pursuing higher education.
It s almost paradoxical that they don t want to get vaccinated, Fauci said during an interview with CBS This Morning. So that s the thing that we ve got to work on. We can t be pejorative to them. We ve got to try and convince them why it s so important to get to where they want to be and where I want to be and where all public health officials want to be, would be to get vaccinated.
Fauci s comments come as President Joe Biden s deadline arrived for states to expand their vaccine eligibility requirements. Biden asked states to open appointments to all U.S. adults by Monday.