In January 2008, Dish Network was spun off from its former parent company EchoStar, which was founded by Charlie Ergen as a satellite television equipment distributor in 1980.
Having a child is expensive, and most of the costs are not tax deductible. Paying for pre-K can qualify for a tax break, but paying for private kindergarten or a private elementary school never does. If you qualify, you get your tax break not as a deduction, but rather as a child-care tax credit.
Collectively, American parents with kids in kindergarten through 12th grade will shell out $24.9 billion â a drop of about 6% from last year. On average, a family with school-aged kids expects it will spend $630.36 this year, the lowest itâs been since 2011 and down from $669.28 last year. Itâs not just backpacks and binders. The biggest chunk of familiesâ overall back-to-school budget goes to clothes, which around 93% of families buy.