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Massachusetts announces Grow with Google partnership to offer free AI courses statewide

Mass Tech Collaborative / Office of the Governor · February 26, 2026
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Summary

The Massachusetts AI Hub and Grow with Google will provide no‑cost AI courses and career certificates to residents statewide through a new public‑private partnership announced by the MassTech Collaborative and Governor Maura Healey.

Carolyn Kirk, chief executive officer of the MassTech Collaborative, opened the event in Kendall Square and introduced the Massachusetts AI Hub’s new partnership with Grow with Google. "We are home to the AI hub for Massachusetts," Kirk said, and described the hub as a state‑facing economic development entity created under the 2024 Mass Leads Act.

Sabrina Mansour, director of the Massachusetts AI Hub, said the partnership will give "residents across the state" free access to Grow with Google’s AI courses and career certificates and called the collaboration a way to expand equitable access to AI skills. "These are industry recognized credentials and they're flexible," Mansour said, noting the training is…

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