A College Fund for Every Student
August 23, 2008Michael DannenbergAugust 23, 2008 Barack Obama wants to give families a refundable $4,000 tax credit for college, if their children complete a required amount of community service. It's...
View ArticleHow to Encourage Families to Save for College
September 25, 2008Rourke OBrienSeptember 25, 2008 This month, as parents of college-age students sign promissory notes for student loans and watch tuition checks diminish their bank accounts, Congress...
View ArticleAfter Oppenheimer: Improving College Savings Plans
September 8, 2009David NewvilleRourke OBrienSeptember 8, 2009 After their children's college savings accounts lost 38 percent of their value last year, some Illinois parents might be seeing some...
View ArticleHelp Families Save for Colleges
January 2, 2010Mark HuelsmanJanuary 2, 2010A recent report by the nonprofit project on student debt contains some troubling news for Iowa families: In the class of 2008, students graduating from...
View ArticleBeyond the Poverty Line
Fall 2010 The way the United States determines who is poor and who is not—a measure based solely on the cost of food—is broken. a new approach is needed, one that measures poverty through multiple...
View ArticleCity Gives Kindergartners Head Start on College
October 13, 2010Molly CarterOctober 13, 2010Surrounded by city leaders, foundation partners, and kindergartners, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom launched last Tuesday a new initiative that could have...
View ArticleBeyond Financial Aid: Why We Should Help Students and Families Save Early and...
March 7, 2011Mark HuelsmanMarch 7, 2011There was much to-do last month over the Obama administration's fiscal-2012 budget proposals for higher education. Specifically, many education observers took...
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