I wish they would add a deduction for private education and college tuition.
Not sure what they are doing with the new bill, but there used to be some educational expense deductions.
As some other have pointed out, there are some things that the tax code could and should be used to incentivize. American families having American kids is one. I think education is another, though I personally think there should be some constraints to avoid that money being wasted on crap degrees. To qualify it should be education that is STEM or otherwise technically rated to skills that are important for our country to have and prosper. Vocational skills should qualify. Real history would be good but "minority cultures" should not qualify.