Five strategies to improve 529 plan access for all income levels
State-sponsored college savings plans, often called 529 plans, offer tax incentives to facilitate saving for postsecondary education. Low- and moderate-income families are less likely to have college savings than higher-income families. To address this inequity, a number of states have launched 529 savings match incentive programs. A recently released CSD report examines the program design of all state 529 savings match programs and offers recommendations aimed to facilitate access, increase program participation and perhaps reduce administrative costs.
WUSTL among 200 private colleges offering new prepaid tuition plan
Independent 529 Plan responds to a national call to make higher education more affordable and more accessible to students.