Provides questions and answers on the issue of decreasing your taxes by using the child care tax credit. (Author/BJD)

Examines federal tax expenditures or subsidies directed toward enhancing the retirement income of the elderly. Charges that such expenditures annually target benefits to the wealthiest segment of the elderly population. Examines equity issues and recommends that these tax expenditures be examined on a case-to-case basis. (JAC)

The federal government administers an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), as do many states. States that enact EITCs can reduce child poverty, support welfare-to-work, and cut taxes for working poor families. The popularity of state EITCs results from continued child poverty, welfare reform, and tax changes. Research confirms the effectiveness of…

This report shares information about the use of the Hope and Lifetime Learning education tax credits by students at one large state university system, the University of California (UC). The study also assesses the success of these education tax credits in helping students and families meet the cost of postsecondary education. A survey about…

Although California has the world's seventh largest economy, the state has one of the nation's highest childhood poverty rates and one of the worst income inequality gaps. This report advocates the use of a state earned income credit (EIC) for low-income working families to reward work and to offset the payroll and sales taxes that…

New Mexico legislator proposes a tuition tax credit plan for individual taxpayers. (MK)

Comments on educational issues which could be favorably affected by the passage of the Packwood-Moynihan Tuition Tax Credit bill. Indicates that tuition tax credits can help parents seek better schools and give those with low incomes a greater role in finding the best educational alternatives for their children. (JOW)

Supports the Packwood-Moynihan Tuition Tax Credit bill because of its importance to the poor, the working class, and all whose children are trapped in educationally deteriorating and physically dangerous public schools. (JOW)

Private school enrollments remain more northern, White, and wealthy than the general school population. Most benefits distributed under the plans examined would go to northern, White, and wealthy families because they provide the largest number of students and pay the most taxes. (Author/IRT)

In their paper entitled "Why should postsecondary institutions consider partnering to offer (Individual Development Accounts (IDAs)?" the authors reviewed frequently asked questions they encountered from higher education professionals about IDAs, but as their research continued so did the questions. FAQ II has more in-depth questions and…

Published annually since 1997, Newark Kids Count tracks key trends in child health and well-being in New Jersey's largest city with the latest statistics available. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: population and demographics, family economic security, affordable housing,…

Many states are considering a form a school choice known as "tax-credit scholarships," which currently provide school choice to almost 60,000 students in Arizona, Florida and Pennsylvania, which and have just been enacted in Iowa. This guide shows how tax-credit scholarships work and introduces the scholarship granting organizations that…

Financial education is one pathway to improving the human condition. Family financial educators in University Extension programs lead in their efforts to provide individuals and families with the skills they need to manage their financial resources effectively. Offering these opportunities at a time when families have money to manage is a key…

On April 24, 2008, President George W. Bush convened an array of education and community stakeholders in Washington, D.C. to address the quickening disappearance of faith-based schools in America's cities. The disappearance of these schools, which have played a fundamental role in the American story of religious freedom and tolerance, community…

As conceived by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), Lifelong Learning Accounts (LiLAs[SM]) are employer-matched, portable individual accounts used to finance employee education and training. They provide employees with an affordable means of upgrading their skills and knowledge, while helping to meet the needs of employers and…