Tax break for students sought in Calif. bill - Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle

As tuition steadily climbs at California's public universities, low-income students turn to financial aid for help and high-income students to the family bank account. But middle-class students, who do not qualify for financial aid, often have nowhere to turn and simply don't enroll. A state lawmaker is hoping that a tax break of up to $500 per year for each student from a family earning $80,001 to $140,000 would help.