Stimulus Bill Would Make Millions of Students Newly Eligible for Tuition Tax Credit

Almost four million low- and middle-income students would become eligible for a tuition tax break under economic-stimulus legislation before Congress, according to an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The House of Representatives is expected to pass the bill today.

Those students cannot benefit from the existing Hope tax credit for tuition, because they do not pay income taxes.

The House

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