March 15, 2007 — Vol. 42, No. 31
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A lesson in tax breaks can help lower the costs of education

Karin Price Mueller

With the soaring cost of college, parents are happy to take any break they can get. There are several tax credits and deductions that can help offset education expenses. Here’s the lowdown:

Hope Credit and Lifetime Learning Credit

These are two education tax credits available for taxpayers based on education expenses paid for you, your spouse or your dependents. But don’t worry about getting too much of a good thing: you can only claim one credit for each student in any given year. Full story
Mass. General medical imaging student looks to bring new techniques to homeland

Ahmed Mohammed, a medical imaging student at the MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsAfter graduating from Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia five years ago, Ahmed Mohammed became a teacher of environmental science at Hossana Teachers Education College. Back then, he would not have anticipated that his interest in environmental science would quickly turn technological. Full story
Massachusetts scores high marks in education report card

BOSTON — Massachusetts ranked first nationwide in an independent evaluation of K-12 school systems released last month, scoring top marks in academic achievement, rigor of academic standards and the preparedness of its graduates.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Education Report Card had disappointing marks overall for the United States’ education system. Full story
The Introduction to Computer class at The South End Center for Adult Education
South End Center pushes education beyond the classroom

Dan Devine

The story, as Al Whitaker tells it, is that the South End Center for Adult Education was started in the fall of 2003 when United South End Settlements (USES) identified “a need in the community.” Full story

 5th annual Salon Red and Spa Teacher Appreciation Retreat

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