‘Making $ense’

Financing a college education is daunting in the best of times – but what about in these tight times? Learn how colleges in Vermont are working together to help students and their families cope on “Making $ense New England,” which airs at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, on New Hampshire Public Television, Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Vermont Public Television.

Also on the program, a Maine couple invest in a wind turbine company to support “green” enterprise, only to discover they are unlikely to ever receive a return on their investment or even get their investment back. And former mill workers in Berlin learn new skills to prepare for new careers outside of manufacturing, and host Jennifer Rooks finds about “Common Security Clubs” from the Institute for Policy Studies.

“Making $ense New England,” a 10-part series, will air monthly through August, with stories about grassroots responses and solutions to the economic crisis of northern New England. The series is a collaboration of New Hampshire Public Television, Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Vermont Public Television. For more information, visit www.makingsensene.org.