State-run trust funds for parents who want to pay off college tuition before their children enroll are running short on cash, and program officials worry they won't be able to pay for students who are counting on the money. ...more

March 10, 2009

In the first two months of 2009, the Democratic Congress and the White House have spent more money than the combined cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and the response to Hurricane Katrina. After they doled out taxpayer dollars at such a blistering pace, the instinct of many inside the Beltway is to do what's most convenient: desperately try to change the subject by creating straw men - called "the party of no" - to rally against. ...more

March 7, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist's prepared remarks to the Florida Legislature, as released by the governor's office: ...more

March 3, 2009

Time is running out for parents, grandparents or perhaps a rich uncle to buy one of Florida's prepaid college tuition plans at today's prices. ...more

January 24, 2009

A number almost as scary as 401 - as in 401(k) - for parents with college-bound children these days is 529. ...more

November 16, 2008

Two weeks ago, I wrote a column raising concerns about paying children for good grades. ...more

September 21, 2008