How The $3,400 Education Freedom Tax Credit Works: A Plain-English Explainer For Donors
Starting in 2027, a K-12 scholarship gift earns a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700, or $3,400 for married couples. Here’s how it works.
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The Education Department dropped its appeals of the rulings that struck down its PSLF employer rule. Here’s what that means for public service borrowers.
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Sen. Booker’s Diversify Act would double the TEACH Grant to $8,000 a year and end the penalty that turns grants into loans. What would change for teachers.
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Miss the TEACH Grant service rules and every grant becomes a Direct Unsubsidized Loan with back interest. Here’s how to keep yours a grant.
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Read what 446 colleges with the biggest price hikes told the Education Department, from inflation to federal aid, plus a searchable table of every answer.
New Bill Would Pay College Tuition For Children Of 20-Year Teachers, Police, And Firefighters
H.R. 10551 would pay public college tuition, fees, and books for children of teachers, police, and firefighters with 20 years of public service
Can You Start Your Own Nonprofit To Qualify For PSLF?
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California Test Scores Rise Again, But Only 38% Of Students Are Proficient In Math
California’s 2026 CAASPP results show 49.3% of students proficient in English and 38.4% in math, with high school juniors still below 2019 math levels.
