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Education Lifeline
March 13, 2013- Legislators are considering abolishing a higher education savings program just when it may be needed most.
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College Savings Program on the Chopping Block
March 7, 2013House committee heard a bill that would eliminate the Kansas Investment Developing Scholars program today. At the hearing, Dr. Terri Friedline said when at-risk families save for college, the planning process develops an expectation of gaining higher education.
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Consumers Took a Beating in The Great Recession
February 10, 2013Among other things, this article discusses a paper presented by William Elliott and Ilsung Nam at the St. Louis Federal Reserve on how outsanding student loans might jeporadize household financial health.
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KU Researchers Push for Government-Funded College Savings Accounts for Children
February 2, 2013This articles discusses the potential value of children's savings accounts for improving children's educational outcomes.
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Designated Education Accounts Can Lead Student to College
January 8, 2013- This Letter to the Editor discuses how Child Development Accounts can be used to help mitigate inequality in higher education opportunities.
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Investing in Children Early Increases Access to Education
August 1, 2012A recent article in US News & World Report cites research by AEDI scholars. The articles states, "Children's savings accounts (CSAs) are one way to combat this "wilt" and keep students college-bound. We're highlighting CSAs not because they mean less borrowing (though that's a good thing),...
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New issue themed "The Future Success". This speical issue features several articles that might be of interest to those interested in children's savings.
July 16, 2012- Dana Goldstein shows how a small amount of personal savings can make a world of difference for children, who are more likely to attend college and succeed in life if they hold...
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New Research: Long Term Effects of Youth Savings Accounts on Adult Saving Behaviors
July 2, 2012While AEDI’s main focus is on the relationship between assets and education, the case for providing adolescents or younger children with savings accounts goes beyond their potential for improving adolescents’ educational outcomes. These findings [finding discussed in NAF blog] discussed...
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KU Professor's Study Calls for Establishing Savings Accounts for all Kids
June 18, 2012Children who own a savings account early in life are much more likely to have greater financial assets and positive financial habits when they grow older than those who don’t. A University of Kansas professor has authored an article urging policy makers to establish early life accounts for all...
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Creating a College-Bound Identity: Saving Money for College Makes Kids Confident They Can Go.
June 6, 2012When children save for college they are more likely to go, experts say. A new program from the U.S. Department of Education sets out to test this hypothesis and make college a reality for more children.
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Expert Touts Obama College Savings Plan as New Way to ‘American Dream’
June 1, 2012College savings accounts like the ones the Obama administration proposed Thursday represent a “new formula for reaching the American dream,” a leading scholar in the field of children’s savings and college success said.
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The Case for Extending Financial Inclusion for Children.
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Education Department Releases Proposal to Help Thousands of Disadvantaged Students Access College Through Savings Accounts
May 31, 2012“We believe that savings accounts play a key role in helping all students – especially those from low-income families – access and succeed in college,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a release. “Empowering disadvantaged students with financial resources and skills will...
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Financing College Success: Innovations to Promote Readiness, Access, and Completion
May 31, 2012The U.S. Department of Education announces a new College Savings Account Research Demonstration Project, which will be...
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Mandatory College Savings Would Ease Student Debt, Study Says
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Parents Unwilling to Face Reality of Saving for College
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Nevada kindergartners to receive college kick-start
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Need to Know, a PBS program, aired a special program on children's savings accounts
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