Why would it keep looping me through the education topic, claiming that I'm missing information when I can't figure out what information I'm missing?

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You may have to delete the student and start over. Go through the entire education interview until you reach a screen titled "Your Education Expenses Summary".  Click delete next to the student's name.  You'll then get the "Your Education Expenses Summary" screen again.  Click the "Add a student" button.

Your student must have been previously entered as your dependent, in the personal info section.