Boston is giving every public school kindergartner $50 to promote saving for college or career training

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Saving for college isn't easy, especially with the rising cost of tuition, so the city of Boston is giving students a head start on the first day of school this year.

Saving for college isn't easy, especially with the rising cost of tuition, so the city of Boston is giving students a head start on the first day of school this year.

Every kindergartner enrolled in Boston Public Schools will receive a savings account with $50 in it to help pay for college or career training, the city announced Monday. The program, called Boston Saves, is an expansion of a three-year pilot program."Boston Saves has proven to be an essential part of providing families with the tools to save for their children's post-secondary future," said Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh in a statement.

— Mayor Marty Walsh September 9, 2019 The city-wide program aims to provide broader access to college and careers for Boston families and to create a culture where students begin preparing earlier for life beyond high school. City officials cited a 2013 Washington University in St.

 

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Socialism!!! Sound the alarms!!! 🔔🔔Those kindergartners need to be free to b out earning a living instead of forced into liberal school systems that teach debunked theories like math Socialist math mathkills

Guaranteed that so many parents will be buying a case of beer.

Starting a college account for every kid is good. Creating a mechanism for parents to set up contributions would be even better.

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