CSD conducted a webinar on assets and education on February 17th hosted by the Asset Funders Network. The webinar included presentations on the relationship of savings and assets to educational aspirations, performance, and completion, in addition to recent research on racial disparities and college attendance.
Michael Sherraden, director of CSD, Margaret Clancy, College Savings Initiative director, Gena Gunn, director of Asset Building in States and Coalitions, and Kristin Wagner, project manager, took part in the webinar, reviewing recent research and discuss policy and practice implications.