September is National College Savings Month, and it’s also the time when most students are starting a new school year. Yet, even with the annual reminder that their kids are creeping closer and closer to a future after high school, most parents continue to put off planning for the looming expense. Of course, right now, […]
By Luke Minor, Director, Washington State’s College Savings Plans (WA529) April 2, 2019 “What’s a prepaid tuition plan? Is that as good as a 529 plan?” “We’ve heard about these prepaid tuition plans, but we went with a 529 plan instead.” Despite our efforts as an industry to remind the public that prepaid tuition […]
By Betsy Hagen, Associate Director for GET Operations, Guaranteed Education Tuition Program December 18, 2018 I love the holidays! I write a to-do list, get my greeting cards done, purchase gifts for a family in need, invite others to join us for a meal, and start the holiday decorating early with lights, snowmen, and music. […]
By Duane Davidson, Washington State Treasurer November 7. 2018 I grew up working on a dairy farm in Carnation, Washington. My formative years were spent rising in the early morning hours, collecting eggs, milking cows, and doing the general chores one can expect with farm life, all before heading off to school, only to repeat […]
By Betty Lochner, Director, Washington’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program January 15, 2018 You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. This week we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Among his many contributions, King taught us about the value […]