Policy & Research Publications

College Savings Initiative Publications

The Potential of Inclusive 529 College Savings Plans
David Newville
May 2010

College Savings Plan Accounts at Birth: Maine’s Statewide Program
Margaret Clancy, Terry Lassar
May 2010

Staying on Course: The Effects of Savings and Assets on the College Progress of Young Adults
William Elliott, Sondra Beverly
March 2010

Assets and Liabilities, Race/Ethnicity, and Children’s College Education
Min Zhan, Michael Sherraden
February 2010

Toward More Inclusive College Savings Plans: Sample State Legislation
Terry Lassar, Margaret Clancy, Sarah McClure
January 2010

The Role of Savings and Wealth in Reducing “Wilt” between Expectations and College Attendance
William Elliott, Sondra Beverly
January 2010

Steamlined Enrollment and Default Investment: Innovations in Alaska's College Savings Plan
Margaret Clancy, Terry Lassar, Rebekah Miller
November 2009

529s and Public Assistance: Asset Limits as a Barrier to College Savings
Rourke O'Brien
November 2009

Assets and Liabilities, Educational Expectations, and Children’s College Degree Attainment
Min Zhan and Michael Sherraden
November 2009

Low-Cost State Innovations to Help Families Save for College
Mark Huelsman and Margaret Clancy
November 2009

Increasing College Completion Among Low-Income Students through Savings
David Newville and Mark Huelsman
October 2009

Savings and Educational Attainment: The Potential of College Savings Plans to Increase Educational Success
Michael Sherraden
July 2009

A Promising Platform for College Saving
Michael Sherraden
July 2009

Creative Partnerships Between GEAR UP and State College Savings Plans
Margaret Clancy, Rebekah Miller
June 2009

College Savings Plans: Investment Options, Safety, and Policy Implications
Margaret Clancy, Joe Jovanovich
May 2009

Five Low-Cost Federal Policy Ideas to Help Families Save for College
David Newville, Margaret Clancy, Rourke O'Brien
April 2009

Toward Progressive 529 Plans: Key Points
Margaret Clancy, Michael Sherraden, Ray Boshara, Mark Huelsman, David Newville
April 2009

The Basics of Progressive 529s
Ray Boshara, Margaret Clancy, David Newville, Michael Sherraden
March 2009

New America Foundation Resources

Reforming 529 College Savings Plans to Better Reach Low-Income Families
Leslie Parrish, Margaret Clancy
March 2006

Building the Financial Bridge to College
Anne Stuhldreher
December 2005

Center for Social Development Resources
Equal Opportunity for All? Parental Economic Resources and Children's Educational Achievement
Yunju Nam, Jin Huang
2008

State 529 Matching Grant Program Summary
Margaret Clancy, Lisa Reyes Mason, Soda Lo
2008

Excluding 529 College Savings Plan Accounts from Oklahoma Public Assistance Asset Limit Tests
Lisa Reyes Mason, Margaret Clancy, Soda Lo
2008

Inclusion in College Savings Plans: Participation and Saving in Maine’s Matching Grant Program
Margaret Clancy, Chang-Keun Han, Lisa Reyes Mason, Margaret Sherraden
2006

Saving for college in Maine's matching grant program: Account owner experiences
Lisa Reyes Mason, Margaret Clancy, Margaret Sherraden, Chang-Keun Han
2006

College Savings Plans: A Platform for Inclusive Saving Policy?
Margaret Clancy, Peter Orszag, Michael Sherraden
2004

The Potential for Inclusion in 529 Savings Plans: Report on a Survey of States
Margaret Clancy, Michael Sherraden
2003


Articles

Help Families Save for College
Mark Huelsman
Des Moines Register

After Oppenheimer: Improving College Savings Plans
David Newville and Rourke O'Brien
The Oregonian

How to Encourage Families to Save for College
Rourke O'Brien
Chronicle of Higher Education

A College Fund for Every Student
Michael Dannenberg
Boston Globe

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