An Investment That Isn't Risky? Your Kid's Education
Posted on 09/16/2011 @ 10:21 AM
By David Abrams, State Coordinator, North Florida
david.abrams@childrensmovementflorida.org
Each morning I receive an email from Progress Florida which provides me with a daily overview of news clips. This morning I came across an article entitled An Investment that isn't risky? Your Kid's Education. At first glance, I figured it was referring to what us child advocates are hoping Tallahassee will soon understand, which is: If we invest in a child's education early-we will see a tremendous return on investment in the future..
However, this particular article took an interesting spin. Something that parents can directly control and certainly benefit from. The piece is suggesting parents to invest when a child is a baby in The Florida College Investment plan and Florida Prepaid College Plan. The obvious reason will provide parents with the ability to plan ahead with some structure & discipline while beginning the college saving process- but it will also lock in tuition at today's rates, which has risen more than 15 % in the last 2 years. Today, the average cost of in-state tuition is over $30,000. This figure is expected to triple by more than $100,000 by 2026.
The total savings doesn't just end in the dramatic change in tuition rates over time. Duane Ottenstroer, who is CEO of the Florida Pre-Paid College Board, said "the difference between having a college education and a high school education, in terms of future earning power, is about $1 million over a lifetime."
Another example of the power and opportunity in the early investment of a child's education!
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