Education Tax Credits Fall Short, Study Finds

By MICHAEL ARNONE

Federal tax credits have failed to increase the number of low-income students going to college, a Harvard economist wrote in a report released last month.

The report asserts that the credits, which reimburse students for tuition payments, instead give the greatest benefit to middle-income students and have led public colleges in many states to increase...

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