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The Political Economy of College Prepaid Tuition Plans
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Baird, Katherine – Review of Higher Education, 2006
Rising tuition has led many states to offer college prepaid tuition plans. These plans are consistent with the trend in higher education policy toward meeting the needs of wealthier households. The paper argues that the public interest in these plans is hard to find; moreover, median voter theory suggests that prepaid tuition plans may have the…
Descriptors: Tuition, Higher Education, Student Financial Aid, Paying for College