The rule for your dependent is that if they CAN be claimed as a dependent they MUST say on their own return that someone else can claim them. They must answer truthfully even if you choose not to claim them. Dependents cannot get education credits. If you cannot get the education credit due to your income---that is the way Congress wrote the tax law. You might as well claim your child and at least get the $500 credit for other dependents.
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