If you’re in a position to help pay for your grandchildren’s education, you might be eager to ease that financial burden. Dreamstime/TCA
By Maurie Backman From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
A lot of people experience sticker shock when they sit down to look at college costs today. For the 2025–2026 academic year, U.S. News & World Report puts the average cost of tuition and fees at a four-year, public in-state school at $11,371.
