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A Senate bill designed to help middle-income families meet the tuition costs of their children in private schools who are ineligible for financial aid, fails to distinguish adequately between families that are genuinely in need of such aid and those that are not, L. Fred Jewett '57, dean of admissions and financial aid, said Wednesday.
Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan (D-N.Y.) and Robert Packwood (R-Ore.) introduced the Tuition Tax Credit Plan legislation, S1570, last May. The bill would allow every family qualifying under the terms of the legislation a tax credit of one-half the tuition costs per child, up to $500. Students attending any school not supported by tax revenues--from elementary to university levels of education--could qualify for aid under the proposed legislation.
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