Enrollment in the Florida Prepaid College Plan begins Monday, and rates this year are up as much as 6.5 percent. Families can lock in tuition prices through varying payment options, and the plan is guaranteed by the state, regardless of economic downturns. The cost of a four-year university tuition plan for a newborn, paid in one lump sum, is $14,359. The same contract last year cost $13,516. ...more

October 17, 2008

Better tools to help you find the best college values are coming, but you will have to supply the mental muscle to make them work. ...more

August 26, 2008

Nation Needs Those Skills Regarding "College Degrees a Waste Of Time, Money" (Commentary, May 11): ...more

May 17, 2008

SEBRING — To pay college tuition, some parents take out a second mortgage on their home, postpone retirement, or require their children to borrow tens of thousands of dollars in bank loans and credit cards. ...more

December 19, 2007