San Francisco's 'Kindergarten to College' program Improves the odds for Students

摘要

In 2010 San Francisco launched Kindergarten to College - the first pub- licly funded, universal children's college savings account program in the United States. Its goal is simple, yet ambitious: to make sure every child in San Francisco can save for post-secondary education. A college degree is the price of admission to compete in the 21st century economy. The average salary of someone with a bachelor's degree or higher is nearly three times more ($1,150 per week) than the earnings of a high-school dropout ($444). California is projected to have a severe shortage of college graduates by 2025.