Research Roundup

Saving For Schooling

• February 29th, 2012
• college savings foundation

A new survey of 16- and 17-year olds reveals a widening gap between high school students’ plans for funding college and their ability to do so, according to the College Savings Foundation. Despite the fact that an overwhelming majority of students — 78% — said it was their responsibility to pay for at least part of their college education, both the data and the commentary of respondents to the College Savings Foundation’s third annual “How Youth Plan to Fund College” survey show that students are worried and confused about how to accomplish this.

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