The Massachusetts Secretary of Education is pushing back on federal cuts to education funding, saying higher education needs to be more accessible nationwide, just like it is in the Bay State.

"Optimism and joy are part of that back to school orientation, it's important," said Patrick Tutwiler, the Massachusetts Secretary of Education overseeing elementary, secondary and higher ed.

Federal education funding

Billions of dollars in education funding on the chopping block in Washington, D.C., where the House has approved deep cuts in federal spending for student aid over the next decade, eliminated some loan programs and limited others, among other changes.

The Senate is pushing back, but Tutwiler said during an interview on WBZ-TV's Keller At Large that "what's at stake is the spri

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