Barack Obama's American Opportunity Tax Credit: What Could It Do for You?

  Analyze the information, determine your position, and craft an appropriately written response to share your findings and opinions.  Here are some ideas to get you started:

• You might conduct a cost-benefit analysis (education dollars per community service hour; average salaries of college grads to dropouts). 

• You might compare the proposed education tax credit to those provided by previous administrations. 

• You might consider the relationship between the proposed tax credit and the annual tutition at a college of your choice. 

Useful websites:

http://collegesavings.about.com/od/glossarydefinitions/g/ObamaTaxCredit.htm

http://www.earnmydegree.com/online-education/learning-center/education-value.html

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/add-it-up/4494.html