The Ladder

A Blog from New America's Asset Building Program

Podcast: Mark Huelsman on Encouraging College Savings

Author(s):
Mark Huelsman

Published: November 9, 2009

Issues:

College Savings

In this version of New America's weekly podcast, Media Relations Manager Kate Brown sits down with Mark Huelsman, Program Associate with New America's College Savings Initiative to discuss the connection between savings and college completion, the advantages of 529 college savings plans, the ability of low-income families to save for higher education, and policy proposals to help them do just that.

An MP3 recording of this interview is available below. For more on Mark Huelsman, click here.

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