The Healey administration says it “mistakenly informed” schools that it would not be distributing funding for a student financial literacy program because of their towns’ resistance to the controversial MBTA zoning law.

“Wachusett Regional High School and South Shore Vocational Technical were mistakenly informed that they were not eligible for Credit for Life grant awards,” a spokesperson for the state Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation has told the Herald.

“This error has been corrected,” the spokesperson added, “and the schools are now eligible. We apologize for any inconvenience.”

This comes after the schools received notices from the state about the funding loss last week, which appeared to continue the Healey administration’s practice of withholding grants to commun

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