The so called “tax cut” passed by the U.S. Senate is terrible but at least The Onion got a good laugh out of it:
Incredible: This Inner-City Teacher Can Finally Use The Private Jet Tax Credit To Take Her Kids On A Field Trip To The Louvre https://t.co/uXAxGsgP2N pic.twitter.com/KLAI1vGP6m
— ClickHole (@ClickHole) December 2, 2017
I’m adding it to The Best Education Articles From “The Onion”
Here are more serious “takes” on the legislation that provide useful information:
Senate OKs Tax Bill Changing Teacher Deduction, Expanding School Choice is from Ed Week.
This tax bill has had very low public support, but that’ll surely change once people find out that while their local taxes to support their kids’ public schools are no longer fully deductible, wealthy families can now get huge tax breaks for private school tuition.
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) December 2, 2017
Study guide: What is in the GOP tax bill is from The PBS News Hour.
The G.O.P. Tax Plan Can Be Confusing. Here’s Help Deciphering It. is from The NY Times.
Here’s how income tax cuts will affect individual senators (and you) is from The Washington Post.
See how the Republican tax plan would affect you https://t.co/YKNOapjZqI pic.twitter.com/VSJAuWyyak
— Post Graphics (@PostGraphics) December 3, 2017
Many Californians to pay higher taxes for years to come under GOP tax bills thru loss of state/local tax deductions https://t.co/1iOyqE4rtz @sfchronicle A tool to calculate impact on students (not good) https://t.co/i38H5gbYmd
— John Fensterwald (@jfenster) December 3, 2017
After a high-drama vote, here’s what the Senate tax bill means for schools, parents and students is from The Washington Post.
“Why take away a teacher’s ability to get a tax break for something they shouldn’t have to pay for in the first place?” @The74 #TeacherTalk #TeacherChat #TaxBill #edpolicy https://t.co/nsBH4T5H2Z
— EdSource (@EdSource) December 2, 2017
4 Ways the Republican Tax Plan Could Affect Teachers, Students and Schools is from TIME.
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