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Maura Healey: “We have young people in Massachusetts who are in high school…”

Featuring: Maura Healey, Democratic | Governor of Massachusetts

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Live at the JFK Library with Brian Tyler Cohen

Published | Video Starts at 12:20

We gotta create jobs and opportunity. And, you know, today I'm out in Springfield, western part of the state, and I was with students and we're celebrating something called early college here where We have young people in Massachusetts who are in high school getting a high school diploma. At the same time, they're able to take classes at a community college, earn credits towards a degree. And in fact, I've met students this year who graduate same year, high school diploma and an associate's degree. You know, that's what I'm focused on. We just need people are. (12:20–12:33)

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Asserts that Massachusetts high school students can earn college credits while completing their high school diploma.

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