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No Child Left Behind
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"Back
to School Tax Relief Act of 2002" (H.R. 5193)
H.R. 5193 would expand the current
above-the-line tax deduction (taken before adjusted gross income is
calculated and even if the taxpayer does not itemize) for higher education
expenses to K-12 expenses. Under the bill, families with incomes of $20,000
or less ($40,000 or less for joint taxpayers) would be allowed to claim a
deduction of up to $3,000 for qualified K-12 educational expenses. These
expenses include tuition, fees, tutoring, special needs services, books,
supplies, uniforms, transportation, and expenses related to the purchase of
computer technology and equipment.
Indiana Education
Poll
Conducted by
Congressman Burton - 3/26/02
Total number of responses: 1090
In spite of decades of
considerable Federal funding, many of
our public schools are failing the children and parents who depend on them
to provide a good education. The United States is the most prosperous nation
in the world, and its schools should be second to none. Today’s children are
tomorrow’s leaders, so we need an education system that makes our children
the number one priority and leaves no child behind. Republicans in Congress
are committed to reforming America’s education system so that parents and
local communities have a voice in how their children are being educated.
We
need to return dollars and decisions home to the parents, teachers and
administrators who know our children’s names and their educational needs.
Education policy should be made by the people who know what’s best for
America’s kids, rather than faceless Washington bureaucrats who sit
thousands of miles away.
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Education Tax
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Questions and Answers
Spending Chart: featured in Opinion Journal.com,
December 20, 2000
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