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…

Eight colleges participate in an educational program for suburban women which provides college level credit and noncredit courses. (SE)

The Creative Education Foundation and Buffalo State University College will sponsor a program emphasizing creative methods and approaches. (CK)

At Colorado State University it was found that employed engineers taking graduate courses by videotape in the plant did as well as students on campus. (PT)

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

Describes a rationale for awarding credit for experiential learning based on the student's ability to process experience and transfer cognitive and affective perceptions. Lists five general competencies that a student must demonstrate in order to be awarded credit under this rationale. (W.C. Publications, P.O. Box 1578, Montclair, NJ 07042) (NRJ)

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)

Describes the Arizona "Course Equivalency Guide," a combined listing of courses at Arizona community colleges and universities, which enables students to evaluate whether and in what way each course is accepted for transfer at the universities.

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)