The amount of deduction each student gets to claim depends heavily on their income or if they are a dependant, the income of their families.  Households with an adjusted gross income above $130,000 per year or individuals with is an adjusted income above $65,000 per year will not eligible for the full tax break.  Additionally students who happen to be home owners may be able to deduct their mortgage and/or interest payments as well.

Not sure how many students own their own homes... but I'd though I'd mention it as well.

Students rock

One of the hottest technologies right now is Microsoft's SharePoint and Office 365.  These two new technologies are making it easier for groups to work together on small to large projects while quickly and painlessly sharing information and tasks.

Microsoft is fighting back now against Google's ChromeBooks and Google Docs Online with its Microsoft Web Apps (see video).  As more people, businesses and organizations are getting access to high speed internet and unlimited data plans more and more companies like Microsoft and Google are offering Cloud based application and services.

Here's a collection of articles and blogs that I read from time to time to keep abreast of things I consider important; health and wellness, life long learning and community service. 

President Obama talks about changing education by modeling what works like in the case of Booker T. Washington.  Educators at this school have made changes that increased graduation rates and now has more students enrolled in college.