Families struggle to meet recession-era tuition

Source: duluthnewstribu Posted By: postg0 5513 days ago

Kent Jacobson of Cloquet has worked and saved for years to buy college educations for his two sons — but all of that may no longer be enough.

With one son in college and a second starting his freshman year in the fall, Jacobson and his wife, Mary, face more than an empty nest: He will lose his job at the end of this month.

The couple’s savings, work study programs and their sons’ scholarships will help stave off financial problems for a while, but if a steady job doesn’t come through and the....

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