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It is a phrase that I hear over and over again, “my child is in the (insert grade here) it is too late for me to start saving for college. While the best time to save for your child’s college education is when they are young, it really is never too late to start.
Having a college savings account, even a small one, increases the chance of a child attending college. According to a Center for Social Development-- George Warren School of Social Work study, even the smallest amount of savings can make a huge impact on children in low to moderate income households. “A [low to moderate income household] child with school savings of $1 to $499 before reaching college age is more than four times more likely to enroll in college than a child with no savings account.”
Just in time for the holidays, the Michigan Education Trust (MET) has the perfect gift guaranteed to stand the test of time — college credits. “Forget about Black Fr...
LANSING, Mich. – In recognition of September as Michigan’s College Savings Month and with nearly 1.4 million federal student loan borrowers statewide holding $51.3 b...
Michigan students who experienced foster care will receive college scholarships through money raised at the Sept. 22 Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Benefit Dinner in D...
The roughly 300 people who attended the Michigan Education Trust's 10th annual Pizza Party on the Michigan State Capitol Lawn got their fill of pizza and helped fill the Fosteri...