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College Savings: Information on State Tuition Prepayment Programs. U.S. General Accounting Office, 1995. (377.2/X14) Evaluates the first seven states to establish college savings programs. Examines participation rates by family income level and assesses the different factors that make some of these programs more advantageous or popular than others. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces160.shtml

EdVest College Savings Program. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, May 2000 (Legislative Brief 00–2). (377.2/W7o1) Summarizes the changes to Wisconsin’s EdVest college savings program brought about by 1999 Wisconsin Act 44. This new law makes the state’s program a qualified state tuition program according to federal legislation.
http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/Lb/00lb2.pdf

EdVest Wisconsin: A New Way to Save for College Tuition Expenses. Wisconsin Department of Administration, June 1997. (377.2/W7n) Offers detailed information about the benefits and requirements of Wisconsin’s college savings program. Enclosed with the booklet are a sample application form, and other related forms. Similar information and recent changes in the program are outlined at the program’s official web site. http://edvest.state.wi.us/static/

Federal Tuition Tax Credits and State Higher Education Policy: A Guide for State Policy Makers. Kristin D. Conklin, The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, November 1998. (Internet only) Examines the impact of the 1997 Taxpayer Relief Act that provides families with substantial tax credits and savings incentives to cover college costs. Sections two and three review the options and make recommendations for how states might consider adjusting their tuition rates, financial aid programs, and tax codes in light of this new federal law. http://www.highereducation.org/reports/taxcredit/taxcredit.shtml

Higher Education Tuition. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, July 1998 (Legislative Brief 98–15). (377.2/W7o) Outlines a range of state programs to help Wisconsin residents cope with the rising costs of higher education. http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/Lb/98lb15.pdf

Testimony of the College Savings Plan Network presented by Marshall Bennett, State Treasurer of Mississippi, regarding Tax Incentives to Promote Saving for Higher Education before the Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives. June 23, 1999. Advocates for additional tax incentives to promote college savings programs and argues that state administered programs provide a secure investment with far more regulatory protection and oversight than proposed privately operated programs. http://www.collegesavings.org/testimony.htm

Trends in College Pricing. The College Board, 1999. (Internet only) This annual report is compiled from survey data taken from The College Board’s Annual Survey of Colleges. It compares the costs of undergraduate study for two– and four–year programs in both public and private institutions. Certain data is broken down by region of the country, but not individual states. http://www.collegeboard.org/press/cost99/html/Trends_Pricing_1999.pdf

Trends in Student Aid. The College Board, 1999. (Internet only) This annual report is a companion to Trends in College Pricing. It analyzes the quantity of financial assistance available for college through grants, loans, and work study. The introduction highlights many of the significant findings of the report. http://www.collegeboard.org/press/cost99/html/Trends_AID_1999.pdf

University of Wisconsin Tuition. Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau, January 1999 (Informational Paper no.38). (377.2/W7i3/1999) Analyzes tuition trends and factors influencing the rise in tuition throughout the UW System. Comparative statistics for neighboring states and similarly sized and ranked universities are also included.
http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/Informationalpapers/38.pdf

The Wisconsin College Tuition Prepayment Program (1995 Wisconsin Act 403) Rev. ed. Wisconsin Legislative Council, July 2, 1996 (Information Memorandum 96–12). (377.2/W7f) Describes the intent and motivation behind the passage of 1995 Wisconsin Act 403 which created the state’s EdVest college savings program. Details of how the program will be staffed and implemented are also discussed. http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lc/im96_12.pdf

BadgerLink: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/badgerlink/ College savings programs: a selection of 4 articles printed from EBSCOhost, 1996–2000. (377.2/C68)

http://www.collegesavings.org/Default.htm
College Savings Plans Network. The Network is an affiliate of the National Association of State Treasurers. It serves administrators of state college savings plans nationwide by disseminating information and monitoring and advocating for federal legislation that will benefit such programs. This site includes comparative data and contact information for all the state programs, relevant news items, and additional links related to funding college costs.

http://www.highereducation.org/index.html
The National Center for Public Policy in Higher Education. The National Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, established in 1998, to promote state and federal policies that will improve the affordability and quality of higher education in America. It is funded through a number of foundation grants including grants from the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Ford Foundation.