Massachusetts has fastest growing public college costs in U.S., study finds - Shira Schoenberg, Mass Live

Massachusetts has the fastest-rising costs of public higher education in the country, according to a new report from the New England Board of Higher Education. The total cost of public higher education in Massachusetts is similar to other New England states, but it is rising at a faster rate. “If the price of attending college in Massachusetts continues to rise at the rate it has been, people are going to turn elsewhere,” said report author Stephanie McGrath, a policy and research analyst at the New England Board of Higher Education. “We don’t want to send our talent outside of Massachusetts.” The New England Board of Higher Education is a policy group that researches public higher education in New England and promotes collaboration between the states. https://www.masslive.com/news/2018/12/report-massachusetts-has-fastest-growing-public-college-costs-in-us.html