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- Is College Necessary?
- With 60 percent of Americans now attending college, Richard Posner asks whether the number might go to 100 percent (don't snort; it wasn't even a century ago that most people didn't go to high school). At first, in his post on the boom in college education, he seems to think...
- Blog posts 2008-06-13
- High school graduates win scholarships from Ace and GE Sealants.(NewsMakers: reporting on the industry)
- * The Ace Hardware Foundation and GE Sealants and Adhesives recently, teamed up to award 20 high school graduates with $2,000 toward their college education. * The Ace Hardware Foundation and GE Sealants and Adhesives recently, teamed up to award 20 high school graduates...
- Research articles 2004-09-01
- UPS Executive Pushes Internet Frontiers.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Jul. 16--ATLANTA--Like most of the top brass at UPS, Joe Pyne began his career with the company as a part-time truck loader, during the late 1960s to help pay for his college education. Jul. 16--ATLANTA--Like most of the top brass at UPS, Joe Pyne began...
- Research articles 2000-07-16
- Short Interests: Parents rely on taxable accounts to save for college.(News)
- Byline: Michael Ferrarella, Sara Hansard and Frederick P. Gabriel Jr. A study by the Investment Company Institute in Washington found that 80% of participating households are saving for their children's college education. The study of 918 hou Byline:...
- Research articles 2003-10-27
- The Payoff from College: Money Is Only Part of It
- A college education is probably the smartest investment you can make for yourself or your child. But the non-financial payoff is at least as great as the monetary one. by Eric Schurenberg
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
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- Surprise: Teenagers Feel Strong Obligation to Help Parents Meet Skyrocketing Cost of College Education
- BOSTON -- Fidelity Investments Survey Reveals Parents' and Teens' Behavior, Expectations, and Concerns Regarding College Savings While few parents and teenagers may see eye-to-eye on issues related to money, when it comes to paying for college they have more in common than you may think. In fact, virtually all...
- Research articles 2004-08-18
- Upromise Doubles 2009 Scholarship Fund to Help More Students Attain a College Education
- NEWTON, Mass. -- At a time when an unprecedented number of Americans are struggling to save and pay for the ever-rising cost of college tuition, Upromise, a Sallie Mae company, is doubling financial support for its annual scholarship program. This year, the Upromise Scholarship will award a total of $500,000...
- Research articles 2009-01-14
- Headaches when financing a college education can be avoided
- Online: Financial aid, scholarship information is available on various Web sites; counselors can help ARA Content A student's final year of high school is filled with excitement ... and often anxiety when it comes to planning how to pay for a college education....
- Research articles 2002-04-28
- MasterCard Announces Exclusive Debit Relationship with Upromise; Initiative Helps Families Save for College Education
- PURCHASE, N.Y. -- MasterCard International today announced an exclusive debit relationship with Upromise, Inc., which will allow Debit MasterCard issuers to provide cardholders and their families with an innovative way to save for college education costs. The move is part of a broader strategy currently being implemented by MasterCard to...
- Research articles 2006-05-22
- The Costs and Benefits of Going to College - Is It Worth It?
- Bryan Caplan, Arnold Kling, and Will Wilkinson have been discussing why people go to college, and whether it's actually worth the exorbitant cost for private colleges at least.The conversation started with Gary Becker's and Kevin Murphy's article in The American which argues that we shouldn't be too concerned with rising...
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- Save for College and for Yourself
- The Watts have ambitious savings goals: private school, college, and, of course, retirement. Here are the steps they need to take to achieve those dreams. Wild spenders? Hardly. Will packs his lunch every day, they don’t even own a TV, and “we never cut our son’s hair,” Reena...
- Articles 2009-10-21
- Pay as you go education: Upromise uses your spending dollars to save for your child's college education - One For Your Money
- The rising cost of college tuition has almost everyone wondering how they ever afford a higher education. The College Board estimates the annual cost of tuition, room and board, and fees at a four-year private college will cost $26,094 in 2003; the cost at a four-year public college will cost...
- Research articles 2003-02-01
- Tax incentives for a child's education
- A college education is one of the largest lump-sum payments a family makes, following the purchase of a house and planning for retirement. Currently, direct education and living expenses average about $26,070 per year for a four-year private college and $11,976 per year for a four-year public college, with out-of-state...
- Research articles 2002-07-01
- Governor Carper Unveils New College Savings Plan for Delaware Residents
- NEW CASTLE, Del.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 13, 1998--At a press conference today, Governor Thomas R. Carper launched a new state-sponsored higher education program to help Delawareans meet the rising costs of a college education. The program, called the Delaware College Investment Plan the College Plan, which is administered by Fidelity InvestmentsR, offers...
- Research articles 1998-07-13
- Upromise College Preparedness Report Card Reveals U.S. Parents and Teens Significantly Overestimate the Cost of College - Many Too Overwhelmed to Save Adequately
- Hispanics, African Americans and Women Place Highest Value on College Education NEWTON, Mass. -- Despite the high value they place on a college education, most U.S. parents and teens are misinformed about its true costs, overestimating anticipated annual college tuition and fees. This exaggerated perception of costs may be...
- Research articles 2007-09-20
- Education Solves Everything? Err, Not So Fast
- Ross Douthat writes an excellent, wise blog called The American Scene, a right-leaning take on politics and culture.Ross reminds us that education is not everything; it certainly is not the cure-all for our economic anxieties people like to make it out to be. As Ross notes, its a sexy line:...
- Blog posts 2007-02-01
- ExxonMobil, LULAC Expand Hispanic Education Enrichment Program During the State Fair of Texas; Partnership Incorporates College Recruiting, Math and Science Activities among Latino Youth
- DALLAS -- ExxonMobil Foundation and LULAC National Educational Service Centers LNESC are expanding and enhancing the Hispanic educational outreach program to include math and science activities and demonstrations at this year's 2005 State Fair of Texas. The ExxonMobil/LULAC Education Center at Mundo Latino will once again feature the Go Center,...
- Research articles 2005-10-06
- Earning A College Degree - Does Is Really Pay?
- Each year universities and colleges welcome an increasing number of older students. These non-traditional education seekers are returning to college campuses to finish the degrees they started in their early adult years or to correct the mistake of foregoing a college education. Older students seem to have an unwavering determination....
- White papers 2007-02-07
- Now More than Ever: Liberal Education and Curricular Reform at Yale
- In the fall of 2001, on the occasion of the tercentennial of the University, President Richard Levin called for a study of the education in Yale's oldest component, the undergraduate college. No full-scale study of Yale College education had been undertaken since 1972. Since that time, changes that were new...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- 529s deal with the high cost of higher education
- Section 529 plans are graduating into the ranks of mainstream employee benefits as the price tag on a college education keeps growing. According to the College Board, the average cost of four-year college tuition for the 2005-2006 school year was $21,235 at private schools (up 5.9% from the previous year)...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
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