Who benefits from states' college-savings plans?

Research demonstrates that the growth of college-savings plans is generating fundamental shifts in financial-aid policy: away from access and equity for lower-income students and toward middle-class affordability, away from need-based assistance and toward tax-based assistance, and away from governm...

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Published in:The Chronicle of Higher Education 2001-01, Vol.47 (19), p.B13
Main Author: Roth, Andrew P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colleges & universities
Education policy
Financial aid
Outcomes of Education
Paying for College
States
Student Financial Aid
Tax benefits
Tuition
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Summary:Research demonstrates that the growth of college-savings plans is generating fundamental shifts in financial-aid policy: away from access and equity for lower-income students and toward middle-class affordability, away from need-based assistance and toward tax-based assistance, and away from government support and toward greater parental responsibility for tuition.
ISSN:0009-5982
1931-1362