Ron Paul on Education

Teacher certification (amendment): Prohibited funding of federal teacher certification.^[3]

Family Education Freedom Act of 2007. HR 1056, 2007-02-14, originally HR 1816, 1997-06-05.^[21] Provides tax credits to families towards spending on any type of children's education–related expenses, public, private, or homeschool.

Education Improvement Tax Cut Act. HR 1057, 2007-02-14, originally HR 936, 1999-03-02. Applies a $5,000 tax credit per child for donations to any school in support of scholarships or academic or extracurricular programs.^[22]

Teacher Tax Cut Act of 2007. HR 1059, 2007-02-14, originally HR 937, 1999-03-02. Provides all elementary and secondary school teachers with a $1,000 tax cut.

Hope Plus Scholarship Act of 2007. HR 1058, 2007-02-14, originally HR 2410, 2001-06-28. Includes qualified education expenses within the Hope Scholarship Credit.

Professional Educators Tax Relief Act of 2007. HR 1060, 2007-02-14, originally HR 2411, 2001-06-28. Gives all K–12 school librarians, counselors, and other personnel the same $1,000 tax credit as the Teacher Tax Cut Act.^[23]

Make College Affordable Act of 2007. HR 193, 2007-01-04, originally HR 401, 2005-01-26, cosponsored since HR 1631, 1999-04-29. Creates full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans.

Education Professional Development Tax Credit Act of 2007: HR 4078, 2007-11-05. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow elementary and secondary school teachers a credit against income tax for professional development and training expenses.