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January 13, 2017

NYC Kids RISE Launches In District 30

Kicking off the new year, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a free tuition program for low-income New York college students. However, the future is looking even brighter for the kindergarten children of School District 30, who were chosen to pilot the first New York City Child Savings Account Program.

January 13, 2017

City announces college savings accounts for students

More than 3,000 kindergartners in a school district containing much of northwestern Queens will have $100 allocated to them into scholarship accounts this fall to help them start saving for a college education.

January 11, 2017

City starts savings account pilot for D30 students Read more: Brooklyn Downtown Star – City starts savings account pilot for D30 students

City officials announced last Thursday that 3,500 students in western Queens will have their own savings accounts as part of a pilot program to promote a culture of saving for college.

January 11, 2017

Nolan Hails NYC Child Save Initiative

“Congratulations to District 30 for being chosen as the pilot program for the NYC Child Savings Account Initiative” said Assembly Member Catherine Nolan, Chair of the Assembly Education Committee.

January 9, 2017

Foundation jump-starts college savings for NYC kids

“I will go to college” is the culture at P.S. 171. It is reflected in artwork from Kindergartners. Thanks to a $10 million donation from the Gray Foundation, created by New York City residents Mindy and Jon Gray, these children are on their way to fulfilling their college dreams.

January 6, 2017

Rise & Shine: ‘I wanted to be the teacher that I wished I had’

The city is helping families in one Queens school district pay for college by starting savings accounts for kindergarteners, a pilot program that will include 10,000 students over three years.

January 6, 2017

From kindergarten to college: de Blasio announces new savings account for public school students

“All of NYC’s kids deserve the chance to attend college and pursue their dreams, regardless of their family’s economic status,” the mayor said.

January 5, 2017

Many Sunnyside/Woodside children to get $100 as part of new college savings program, de Blasio announces

A new non-profit has launched a program to help students save for college, beginning with children in School District 30 that includes large sections of Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights and Long Island City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today.

January 5, 2017

Western Queens kindergartners will receive money toward college tuition from the city

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday a new initiative that will give students in School District 30 hundreds of dollars to put toward a college savings account.

January 5, 2017

City to Open Savings Accounts for 3,500 Queens Kids Via Pilot Program

The city will open savings accounts for thousands of students in Queens this fall as part of a three-year pilot program that aims to get more kids and families focused on planning financially for college.

January 5, 2017

Pilot program unveiled to help NYC children pay for college

One of the biggest issues facing young people and a hot topic on the 2016 campaign trail: Who can actually afford a college education? Mayor de Blasio announced the first phase of a new program to help.

January 5, 2017

De Blasio Rolls Out ‘Complementary’ College Program After Cuomo Free Tuition Announcement

Three days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled his vision for free college tuition, a group of de Blasio administration commissioners debuted a separate college savings pilot program program they say will dovetail with the governor’s agenda.

January 5, 2017

City Selects Queens District for College Savings Pilot

The program, which was first reported by the New York Times in November, will be funded by a $10 million grant from the Gray Foundation.

January 5, 2017

De Blasio announces plan to set up college accounts for students

Just days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a splashy proposal to make state college tuition-free for low- and middle-income students, the de Blasio administration tried to steal back the spotlight with its own plan to offset higher education costs.

January 5, 2017

Some Queens Kindergarteners to Get Cash for College

Kindergarteners attending public schools in parts of Queens—including the Astoria, Jackson Heights, Sunnyside and Woodside neighborhoods—will soon benefit from a program designed to launch college aspirations.

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