EdVest began in 1997 after bipartisan legislation, and about 2,200 Wisconsin students are currently benefiting from it. Voight said he feels that families have barely begun to tap the potential of the program. He would like to see one-tenth of the state's one million students looking toward a future with college funds already put away. He said he feels that if it encourages more total students to go to college, many will choose Wisconsin schools. Accounts are flexible and can be rolled to another relative should the need occur, Voight said.
People facing continuing education costs can start an account in their own names.
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