No, your spouse cannot claim you as a dependent. A spouse can never be claimed as a dependent. File a joint return. You can file a joint return even if one spouse had little or no income. Then you get the married filing jointly standard deduction of $27,700. And if you file a joint return you can get education credit. If you file a separate return you are not eligible for education credit.
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