rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/protect-the-value-of-the-baccalaureate-degree-in-massachusetts?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-protect-the-value-of-the-baccalaureate-degree-in-massachusetts' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Massachusetts Teachers Association https://actionnetwork.org/groups/massachusetts-teachers-association https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/768/802/normal/No90_Action_Alert_Image_JJJJ.jpg Reduced-credit baccalaureate degrees are being sold under the guise of affordability. But the answer to the college affordability crisis is to address costs and restore adequate state funding — not to give students less education and call it access. These credentials may close doors to employment, graduate study, professional school, licensure, and long-term advancement. They also risk creating a two-tier system in which financially vulnerable students are steered toward weaker credentials with fewer protections and fewer opportunities. Massachusetts should lower financial barriers, not academic expectations. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/protect-the-value-of-the-baccalaureate-degree-in-massachusetts