States Rush to Set Up Programs to Help Families Save for College Costs

By PETER SCHMIDT

State governments are scrambling to set up college-savings programs, which recently have come to rival prepaid-tuition plans as a popular means of encouraging people to set aside money for college.

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Past Coverage

Magazine Ranks States' College-Savings and Prepaid-Tuition Programs - January 22, 1999
Magazine Ranks States' College-Savings and Prepaid-Tuition Programs - January 22, 1999
Prepaid-Tuition Plans Feel the Pinch - September 12, 2003
Bush Tax Cut Gives New Clout to States' College-Savings Plans - June 22, 2001
Senate Panel Approves Education Tax Breaks - May 28, 1999

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