@AssetsEducation

The Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion (AEDI) is to identify and study asset based policies that empower low-income children and their families.

aedi.ku.edu
Joined May 2012
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Countdown to book release begins! We can't wait for the conversations. bit.ly/2ovXCn8 #assets4kids
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In Boston, talking CSA research with @BostonFed, @csdwustl, @IASP_Heller, @InversantTweets, and more! Redeeming the American Dream starts with asking the right questions. #assets4kids
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Excited to head to Jefferson City to share evidence of assets' effects on children's outcomes, in Local Government Committee. We love when research informs policy!
Thrilled to work with Rep. Boog Highberger on HB2698, to establish CSA policy in KS. Looking forward to a hearing! #ksleg #assets4kids
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Excited to see CSA legislation in Congress! xitter.cf/savingsforkids/status/…
savingsforkids@savingsforkids23 Feb 2018
We support the #USAccountsAct because it is universal AND progressive -- ensuring all children, especially the most vulnerable, can build savings for the future. Call your member of Congress now and ask them to co-sponsor this bill: prosperitynow.quorum.us/camp…
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New @AssetsEducation report shows wide variation in payday lending policies: e.g., the average cost is $24 among states without interest rate regulations and $17 among states with regulations. newamerica.org/family-center… @TerriFriedline @bucklandjerry

How Features of Payday Loans Vary by State Regulation

newamerica.org
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New @prosperitynow blog post on CSAs with reward cards as tool for combating wealth inequality. prosperitynow.org/blog/imagi…
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AEDI Quarterly Newsletter - New Reports - mailchi.mp/c4b8b7ef8499/aedi…
Live stream Dr. Elliott's talk on wealth inequality, children's assets, and restoring the education pathway to the American Dream. myumi.ch/6kbWb #TheOtherAmericaUM.
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From L.A. to Chicago and points in between, more coverage of Dr. Elliott's piece in @ConversationUS. Children's assets, wealth inequality, and equal opportunity. trib.in/2DlQint and lat.ms/2rjfK8l.
Prof. Wm. Elliott @AssetsEducation thinks a real wealth transfer through #ChildSavings is key for solving inequality & opportunity challenges like #racialwealthgap & #debtfreecollege, learn more: theconversation.com/why-chil…

Why children’s savings accounts should be America’s next wealth transfer program

Children’s savings account programs are springing up around the country. A researcher says these special accounts could help pave the way to college for America’s poor.

theconversation.com
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Seeing universal children's assets on the front page of your newspaper makes any day a great one! @DarrickHamilton kansascity.com/news/nation-w… #transferwealth #assetschangelives
CSAs to close wealth gap, improve educational outcomes, create opportunity. AEDI's Elliott in @ConversationUS bit.ly/2DgMNMk

Why children’s savings accounts should be America’s next wealth transfer program

Children’s savings account programs are springing up around the country. A researcher says these special accounts could help pave the way to college for America’s poor.

theconversation.com
Momentum for early children's assets, recognized as comparatively affordable way to equalize children's chances. @washingtonpost story on Baby Bonds. Wealth=opportunity. #closethegap wapo.st/2mhvanB

Analysis | There’s a serious proposal to give babies born in the United States $20,000 (or more)

There's a dramatic new idea to solve inequality in America: Give every baby a small trust fund they can access when they turn 18.

washingtonpost.com
New piece in @ConversationUS: CSAs as US' next wealth transfer. bit.ly/2DgMNMk

Why children’s savings accounts should be America’s next wealth transfer program

Children’s savings account programs are springing up around the country. A researcher says these special accounts could help pave the way to college for America’s poor.

theconversation.com
New podcast re: student debt, upward mobility, and the American Dream: straighttalkmd.com/podcast/r…
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The cost of college for those taking out student loans? The American Dream @AssetsEducation @SenKamalaHarris bit.ly/CollegeDebtCrisis – at Newport Beach, CA
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CSAs as a better way to get to 'free college': insidehighered.com/news/2017…

College Promise Campaign offers five models of sustainable tuition-free models

insidehighered.com
Momentum for policy to combine college promise programs & CSAs, toward better outcomes and brighter futures: diverseeducation.com/article…

Merging of Savings Accounts Proposed for College Funding

Children’s savings accounts and college promise initiatives could be stronger if the two funding mechanisms for higher education were merged together, a professor argues.

theeduledger.com
Congratulations to team behind #MapFinOpp! Project won 2017 APDU Data Viz Award for exceptional analysis/visualization of public data!
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