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Patrick seeks free two-year state colleges

Governor Deval Patrick plans to unveil a proposal today to make Massachusetts’ community colleges, among the priciest in the nation, free to all high school graduates in the state by the year 2015, according to documents obtained by the Globe.

The proposal is the centerpiece of Patrick’s vision for a “cradle to career” education system that would dramatically expand the concept of public education in Massachusetts.

» Read the full article from Boston Globe.

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