What We’re Watching: What Are Education Savings Accounts?

The 74 answers that question in this 90-second video explainer.

Don’t have 90 seconds? They’re a method of giving parents portable funds through which they can fund schooling, tutoring, and a variety of other services.

Should reformers support Education Savings Accounts? Matt Ladner and Nelson Smith debated that question in the Summer 2016 issue of Education Next.

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