Coverdell Education Savings Account

529 plans beat Coverdell accounts for K-12 (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Coverdell accounts can't be used for K-12 costs after 2010, making 529 plans your best bet.

529 plans beat Coverdell accounts for K-12 (Bankrate.com)
Dear College Money Guru, I am having the hardest time finding a bank that has a Coverdell savings account that is not a certificate of deposit. I want just a savings account that I can put in up to $2,000. I have tried locally and online. Can you point me to a few institutions?

Coverdell students brush up on dental hygiene (Suburban Journals)
The mouth is often referred to as the window to one's overall well-being.

Start saving early for college (Bankrate.com)
With college costs increasing, it's best to start your college savings fund early in your child's life.

CMS announces second trimester honor roll (Clarinda Herald-Journal)
Clarinda Middle School recently announced its honor roll for the first trimester.

Demoss: How to give assets to children without penalties (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Q: How can I gift assets to my children without a tax penalty?

MONEYWISE: Some new tax breaks to help with college costs (Daily Breeze)
The U.S. government and policy-makers are recognizing the severity of the college-funding dilemma, understanding the persisting recession that's left many parents of college-age children without jobs.

CCH Lists Ten Ways Tax Code Benefits Parents (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Raising kids is expensive, but the tax laws can ease that burden, according to CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business and a leading provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services .

LETTER: Fuse has been lit; Georgia budget is in a state of chaos (The Madison County Journal)
State department heads met with the committee members for discussions on more cuts to the $18.2 billion spending plan proposed by Gov. Perdue, who is forecasting a 4.2 percent growth in revenue for next year, despite the fact that state tax collections have fallen 14 months in a row and are down by 13 percent so far in fiscal year 2010.

A bigger tax break for college costs (Tulsa World)
Paying for college? You may be able to claim a big tax break, even if you've never before qualified.