Document Type
Policy Brief
Date of this Version
8-1-2019
Abstract
In 2019 the Pennsylvania Treasury launched a state-wide children’s savings account (CSA) initiative, Keystone Scholars. Keystone Scholars provides $100 in college savings to eligible families - all children born or adopted in Pennsylvania after January 1, 2019. In this introductory research brief, we describe how CSAs are an important tool for families to increase educational expectations and asset accumulation, particularly for college savings, offer a preliminary look into college savings accounts in Pennsylvania, and explore how the Pennsylvania Treasury is using data-driven insights to encourage college savings of Pennsylvanian households.
Keywords
Keystone Scholars
Topic
Keystone Scholars, 529 Savings Plan, Child Savings Accounts
Project
Keystone Scholars
Recommended Citation
Nathenson, Robert A. and Jones-Layman, Amanda. (2019). Keystone Scholars: A State-wide Pennsylvania Child Savings Accounts Initiative. CPRE Policy Briefs.
Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/cpre_policybriefs/86
Date Posted: 02 October 2019