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Vouching For Credits.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)
Education: Vouchers aren't dead politically. But they're so severely wounded that it's time to try something else. How about tax credits for school expenses?
School-choice advocates have made some progress with vouchers. Milwaukee and Cleveland come to mind as modest victories with still-uncertain futures. But for every Milwaukee there's a Michigan, which rejected vouchers in a referendum. And for every Cleveland there's a California, which did the same.
Years of battling church-state questions and intractable unions have taken a toll on the voucher movement. Yet the school-choice camp can't sit still while the sclerotic public education establishment drags the system down deeper. It needs a new plan.
Vouchers transfer taxpayer money from the government to private schools. But tax credits simply allow parents who choose private schools to deduct the tuition from their tax bills. That should do away with complaints that vouchers bridge the church-state barrier when they go to religious schools.
While Congress is usually the best place in the country to find a bad idea, Rep. Bob Schaffer, R-Colo., has an idea with merit. He's leading a group ...
- Some good news about taxes; U.S. adds 1 child tax credit, 2 education tax...
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Halvorsen, Donna February 7, 1999 700+ words
...Or perhaps "the year of education." On this year's federal returns, families can claim two new education tax credits, one new education tax deduction and a new child tax credit. The state is adding its own tax breaks to the potpourri, including...
- Education tax credits to save billions.
- News wire article from: United Press International May 1, 2001 700+ words
...study released today. Such education tax credits have recently emerged as...scholarships in just one year. Education tax credits or deductions exist in four...legislatures may consider adopting education tax credits by the end of this year...
- EDUCATION TAX CREDITS MAY RAISE YOUR AFTER-TAX INCOME.(Business)(Column)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) August 28, 1997 700+ words
Whether the new education tax credits are as generous as they look is...regulations will specify just how these tax credits will work. Student aid is generally...aid programs. There are two new tax credits - the HOPE Scholarship and Lifetime...
- Education tax credits key in race for Butler's former Senate seat.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Boykin, Ames November 5, 2000 700+ words
...Staff Writer Whether you support education tax credits or not could determine whose...school education, but said tax credits offer rebates to parents of...Phil Pritzker said he believes tax credits are like taking "baby steps...
- State talks up new education tax credits; Campaign aims to get more parents to...
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Hotakainen, Rob July 23, 1998 700+ words
...as they capitalize on the new education tax credits. But state officials want more...loans when they receive their tax credits. It's a way to help families...some DFLers are targeting the tax credits for elimination. "We're...
- Use of the New Education Tax Credits by Selected Income Filers.
- Magazine article from: International Advances in Economic Research REYNOLDS, RUTHIE G. August 1, 2000 700+ words
...how many of the filers used the various new tax credits and to what extent these tax credits were beneficial. The results showed that...examined, none of the filers claimed the education tax credits. Further study is required to determine...
- Foregoing dependency exemptions to claim education tax credits.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: The Kiplinger Tax Letter January 17, 2003 700+ words
...college students can pay off. Students can claim education tax credits if their parents refrain from taking personal exemptions...income parents who make too much money to claim the education tax credits or fully deduct personal exemptions. Note that...
- Don't Overpay for Your Higher Education by Overlooking Education Tax Credits...
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 13, 2009 700+ words
...million taxpayers recently benefited from federal education tax credits and deductions, saving approximately $6.5...Understand the income limits and restrictions on how education tax credits and deductions can be combined. For example...
