The City of San Francisco's Kindergarten-to-College Program
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[…] when focusing only on students with at least one contribution, the average contribution value and the average total value increased as the CSA ages (from $247 in the first year to $709 in the fourth year and from $420 in the first year to $907 in the fourth year, respectively; Figure 4).
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Elliott et al. (2017). Contribution Activity and Asset Accumulation in a Universal Children’s Savings Account Program. University of Michigan Center on Assets, Education, & Inclusion (AEDI). https://aedi.ssw.umich.edu/publications/1876-contribution-activity-and-asset-accumulation-in-a-universal-children-s-savings-account-program
University of Michigan Center on Assets, Education, & Inclusion (AEDI)“
San Francisco’s Kindergarten to College has achieved close to 100% enrollment using its automatic enrollment approach.
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Elliott (2018). Lessons Learned from Children’s Savings Account Programs: Tools to Leverage Spending to Facilitate Saving among Low-Income Families. University of Michigan Center on Assets, Education, & Inclusion (AEDI). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William-Elliott-9/publication/322936559_Lessons_Learned_from_Children's_Savings_Account_Programs_Tools_to_Leverage_Spending_to_Facilitate_Saving_among_Low-Income_Families/links/5a7862b80f7e9b41dbd2addf/Lessons-Learned-from-Childrens-Savings-Account-Programs-Tools-to-Leverage-Spending-to-Facilitate-Saving-among-Low-Income-Families.pdf
University of Michigan Center on Assets, Education, & Inclusion (AEDI)“
Findings from K2C indicate that 15% of students in high-poverty schools made at least one contribution, compared to 20% of students in low-poverty schools.
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Elliott (2018). Lessons Learned from Children’s Savings Account Programs: Tools to Leverage Spending to Facilitate Saving among Low-Income Families. University of Michigan Center on Assets, Education, & Inclusion (AEDI). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William-Elliott-9/publication/322936559_Lessons_Learned_from_Children's_Savings_Account_Programs_Tools_to_Leverage_Spending_to_Facilitate_Saving_among_Low-Income_Families/links/5a7862b80f7e9b41dbd2addf/Lessons-Learned-from-Childrens-Savings-Account-Programs-Tools-to-Leverage-Spending-to-Facilitate-Saving-among-Low-Income-Families.pdf
University of Michigan Center on Assets, Education, & Inclusion (AEDI)“
In the K2C analysis, after controlling for school- and community-level factors, there is no statistical difference in total contributions in years one through three between high-poverty and low-poverty schools. […] It appears that giving families equitable access to savings vehicles can narrow the college savings contributions gap between low-income and high-income families, at least over several years.
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Elliott (2018). Lessons Learned from Children’s Savings Account Programs: Tools to Leverage Spending to Facilitate Saving among Low-Income Families. University of Michigan Center on Assets, Education, & Inclusion (AEDI). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William-Elliott-9/publication/322936559_Lessons_Learned_from_Children's_Savings_Account_Programs_Tools_to_Leverage_Spending_to_Facilitate_Saving_among_Low-Income_Families/links/5a7862b80f7e9b41dbd2addf/Lessons-Learned-from-Childrens-Savings-Account-Programs-Tools-to-Leverage-Spending-to-Facilitate-Saving-among-Low-Income-Families.pdf
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