Chuck Zobrist sorts empty bottles and cans dropped off by a neighbor to redeem for charity. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Empty bottles and cans are the latest way for Oregonians to save for college. A new partnership between BottleDrop and the Oregon College Savings Plan lets Oregon recyclers transfer money from[Read More…]

Harmony Terry, a kindergartener at Scott Elementary School, holds a Be College Ready folder during a visit by Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Saving for college is like planting pumpkin seeds in the garden, state Treasurer Tobias Read told a gathering of kindergarten students at Scott Elementary School.[Read More…]