Saving for college in Maine's matching grant program: Account owner experiences

This is the second of a two-part study of low-to-moderate-income families saving for post-secondary education through the NextGen College Investing Plan Matching Grant Program, specifically designed to help low-to-moderate-income families save. This paper presents findings from interviews with 10 account owners. Account owner experiences and perceptions of NextGen offer participants’ views of the program and inform future discussions of how to increase 529 savings plan participation and saving among low and moderate income families.

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